Flinch in spanish

Retroceder

pronunciation: retɹ̩oʊθedeɹ̩ part of speech: verb
In gestures

flinch = encogerse, retroceder. 

Example: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.

more:

» flinch at/from = rechazar, temer, no atreverse a.

Example: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

» make + Nombre + flinch = darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable, espeluznar.

Example: This selfish attitude of some librarians make me flinch sometimes.

Flinch synonyms

shrink in spanish: encogimiento, pronunciation: ʃrɪŋk part of speech: verb cringe in spanish: encogerse, pronunciation: krɪndʒ part of speech: verb funk in spanish: canguelo, pronunciation: fʌŋk part of speech: noun quail in spanish: codorniz, pronunciation: kweɪl part of speech: noun recoil in spanish: retroceso, pronunciation: rikɔɪl part of speech: noun, verb wince in spanish: contraerse de dolor, pronunciation: wɪns part of speech: verb, noun squinch in spanish: squinch, pronunciation: skwɪntʃ part of speech: noun, verb
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