Cringe in spanish
Encogerse
pronunciation: enkoʊxeɹ̩se part of speech: verb
pronunciation: enkoʊxeɹ̩se part of speech: verb
In gestures
cringe1 = encogerse, encogerse de miedo, acobardarse, sentir náuseas, horrorizar, dar horror, encogerse de terror.
Example: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe.more:
» cringe-inducing = horripilante, bochornoso, vergonzoso.
Example: The staff Christmas Party is a hot bed of mostly cringe-inducing, and sometimes dismissible, behaviour.» cringe-making = horripilante, bochornoso, vergonzoso.
Example: It is cringe-making to go into a bookshop and ask the sales assistant for pornography.» cringe with + embarrassment = morirse de vergüenza.
Example: What are the books that you loved when you were younger, but now make you cringe with embarrassment?.» cringe with + fear = encogerse de miedo, encogerse de terror.
Example: With his eerie green eyes and ferocious and deadly fangs and claws you just cringe with fear every time the big cat comes on the screen.» cringeworthy = horripilante, bochornoso, vergonzoso.
Example: The result is a pastiche of the cringeworthy, the harrowing and the hillarious.» make + Nombre + cringe = aterrar, dar terror, horrorizar, dar horror.
Example: She said that her ex took so much out of her that she's not ready for a boyfriend; the thought of a relationship makes her cringe.cringe2 = comportarse servilmente, arrastrarse, humillarse.
Example: It made him want to spit on himself, the way he cringed before the fat man.