flinch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflɪntʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/flɪntʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flinch)

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flinch⇒ vi (reflex: fear)encogerse de miedo loc verb
 Tom flinched when Peter suddenly shouted.
 Tom se encogió de miedo cuando Peter gritó de repente.
flinch vi (reflex: pain)encogerse de dolor loc verb
 Rachel flinched when she cut herself on the knife.
 Rachel se encongió de dolor cuando se cortó con un cuchillo.
flinch from [sth] vi + prep (avoid [sth] frightening or difficult)encogerse ante v prnl + prep
  retraerse ante v prnl + prep
  resistirse a v prnl + prep
Note: Commonly used in negative sentences.
 A good soldier does not flinch from his duty.
 Un buen soldado no se encoge ante su deber.
flinch n (act of flinching)paso atrás expr
  estremecerse⇒ v prnl
  estremecimiento nm
 Mary saw the boy's flinch of fear as the dog jumped up at him.
 El chico dio un paso atrás muerto de miedo cuando el perro le saltó encima.
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'flinch' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
blench - draw back - pull back - quail - recoil - wince
Spanish:
inmutar - crispar - despelucar

Collocations: a flinch of the [shoulder, shoulders, head], [spoke, acted, reacted] with a flinch, [moved, stepped] away with a flinch, more...

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