Cringe
//kɹɪnd͡ʒ//
Translations of "cringe" (25 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | əti tökülmək(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Bulgarian | криндж(secondhand embarrassment), кринджвам(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), раболепнича(to act in an obsequious or servile manner), свивам се(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), срамувам се(to feel very embarrassed), срамя се(to feel very embarrassed) | krindž, krindžvam, rabolepniča, svivam se, sramuvam se, sramja se | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 畏縮 /畏缩(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | wèisuō | |
| Czech | schoulit se(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Dutch | ineenkrimpen(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Esperanto | ŝrumpaĵo(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Finnish | säpsähdys(gesture or posture of cringing), vavahdus(gesture or posture of cringing), kavahtaa(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), säpsähtää(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| French | cringe(secondhand embarrassment), se faire tout petit(gesture or posture of cringing), grincer des dents(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), gêner(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), gêner(to feel very embarrassed) | — | |
| Galician | engoumar(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| German | Ducken(gesture or posture of cringing), Erschaudern(gesture or posture of cringing), Fremdscham(secondhand embarrassment), Schaudern(gesture or posture of cringing), Zusammenfahren(gesture or posture of cringing), Zusammenzucken(gesture or posture of cringing), zusammenzucken(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Hebrew | מבוכה יד שנייה(secondhand embarrassment) | — | |
| Hungarian | hőkölés(gesture or posture of cringing), meghátrál(gesture or posture of cringing), összerezzen(gesture or posture of cringing), beleborzong(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), csúszik-mászik(to act in an obsequious or servile manner), elfogja a szégyen(to feel very embarrassed), feszeng(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), hajbókol(to act in an obsequious or servile manner), hajlong(to act in an obsequious or servile manner), kuporog(to bow or crouch in servility), kushad(to bow or crouch in servility), kínosan érzi magát(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), lapul(to bow or crouch in servility), megalázkodik(to act in an obsequious or servile manner), megborzong(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), meghunyászkodik(to act in an obsequious or servile manner), megrezzen(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), megriad(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), szégyenkezik(to feel very embarrassed), visszahőköl(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), zavarba jön(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), zavarban van(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), összekuporodik(to bow or crouch in servility) | — | |
| Icelandic | fá kjánahroll(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), fá kjánahroll(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), hrylla við(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Irish | cúb(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Italian | raggomitolamento(gesture or posture of cringing), raggomitolarsi(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), raggricciare(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), rannicchiarsi(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), ribrezzare(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Malay | ringis(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Māori | hūiki(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), maopo(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), whakamaoko(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), whakaririka(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | پوصمق(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | pusmak | |
| Polish | obciach(secondhand embarrassment) | — | |
| Portuguese | vergonha alheia(secondhand embarrassment), encolher-se(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Russian | кринж(secondhand embarrassment), кукож(secondhand embarrassment), содрогание(gesture or posture of cringing), отпря́нуть(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), содрогну́ться(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), съёживаться(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), съёживаться(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), съёжиться(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), съёжиться(to experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear), ёжиться(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | krinž, kukož, sodroganije, otprjánutʹ, sodrognútʹsja, sʺjóživatʹsja, sʺjóživatʹsja, sʺjóžitʹsja, sʺjóžitʹsja, jóžitʹsja | |
| Sicilian | affruntàrisi(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), ncunucchiàrisi(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Spanish | alipori(secondhand embarrassment), grima(gesture or posture of cringing), grima(secondhand embarrassment), vergüenza ajena(secondhand embarrassment), contraerse(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear), encogerse(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Swedish | rycka till(to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear) | — | |
| Tamil | கிரிஞ்சு(secondhand embarrassment) | kiriñcu |
əti tökülmək
криндж, кринджвам, раболепнича, свивам се, срамувам се, срамя се
krindž, krindžvam, rabolepniča, svivam se, sramuvam se, sramja se
schoulit se
ineenkrimpen
ŝrumpaĵo
säpsähdys, vavahdus, kavahtaa, säpsähtää
cringe, se faire tout petit, grincer des dents, gêner, gêner
engoumar
Ducken, Erschaudern, Fremdscham, Schaudern, Zusammenfahren, Zusammenzucken, zusammenzucken
מבוכה יד שנייה
hőkölés, meghátrál, összerezzen, beleborzong, csúszik-mászik, elfogja a szégyen, feszeng, hajbókol, hajlong, kuporog, kushad, kínosan érzi magát, lapul, megalázkodik, megborzong, meghunyászkodik, megrezzen, megriad, szégyenkezik, visszahőköl, zavarba jön, zavarban van, összekuporodik
fá kjánahroll, fá kjánahroll, hrylla við
cúb
raggomitolamento, raggomitolarsi, raggricciare, rannicchiarsi, ribrezzare
ringis
hūiki, maopo, whakamaoko, whakaririka
obciach
vergonha alheia, encolher-se
кринж, кукож, содрогание, отпря́нуть, содрогну́ться, съёживаться, съёживаться, съёжиться, съёжиться, ёжиться
krinž, kukož, sodroganije, otprjánutʹ, sodrognútʹsja, sʺjóživatʹsja, sʺjóživatʹsja, sʺjóžitʹsja, sʺjóžitʹsja, jóžitʹsja
affruntàrisi, ncunucchiàrisi
alipori, grima, grima, vergüenza ajena, contraerse, encogerse
rycka till
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