squeamish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for squeamish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

squeamish [Am ˈskwimɪʃ, Brit ˈskwiːmɪʃ] ADJ

1. squeamish:

squeamish (affected by the sight of blood etc)

impresionable

squeamish (affected by the sight of blood etc)

aprensivo

squeamish (fastidious)

delicado

squeamish (fastidious)

remilgado

I couldn't be a doctor: I'm too squeamish

no podría ser médico, soy demasiado impresionable or aprensivo

I'll clean it up, I'm not squeamish

yo lo limpio, a mí no me da asco or yo no soy delicado

don't be so squeamish!

¡no seas tan delicado or remilgado!

I'm squeamish about eating snails

me da aprensión or asco comer caracoles

2. squeamish (morally):

squeamish

escrupuloso

Translations for squeamish in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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squeamish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for squeamish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

squeamish [ˈskwi:mɪʃ] ADJ

squeamish

remilgado, -a

to feel squeamish

sentir náuseas

squeamish Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel squeamish

sentir náuseas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I'm really squeamish when it comes down to being in front of actual organs.

www.villagevoice.com

On the menu is chicken, and out the back they're still living, so if you're a veggie, or squeamish, it's not the place for you.

www.irishexaminer.com

And we, the audience, although occasionally squeamish, are willing to forgive these indiscretions because these heroes are serving the greater good.

theconversation.com

This is not a production for the squeamish.

blog.al.com

The unregulated forum is not a place for the faint-hearted - or the squeamish.

news.bbc.co.uk

But preparing your catch is not for the squeamish.

www.independent.co.uk

It seems to be a natural feeling to become squeamish at the sight of blood, injury or gross deformity, but many overcome these fears by the time they reach adulthood.

en.wikipedia.org

The newspapers were less squeamish, but their reports were necessarily shortened versions of the proceedings and filled with circumlocutions like "unnatural practices" and "indecent acts".

www.independent.co.uk

Squeamish part over, what does all this mean to the quality of the eggs?

www.telegraph.co.uk

Too squeamish to rob convenience stores, she took up crime writing.

en.wikipedia.org