flinch

[US]/flɪntʃ/
[UK]/flɪntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. retroceder; tener miedo
n. retroceso; miedo
Word Forms
Gerundioflinching
Participio pasadoflinched
Pasadoflinched
Pluralflinches
Tercera persona singularflinches

Phrases & Collocations

flinch in fear

retroceder por miedo

flinch from

retroceder de

Example Sentences

to flinch from your duty

evitar a toda costa tu deber

she flinched at the acidity in his voice.

ella se estremeció ante la acidez en su voz.

‘Don't call me that,’ he said with a flinch.

‘No me llames así,’ dijo con un sobresalto.

I flinched, but only in play .

Me sobresalté, pero solo en broma.

he had faced death without flinching .

había enfrentado la muerte sin inmutarse.

I rarely flinch from a fight when I'm sure of myself.

Rara vez me acobardo ante una pelea cuando estoy seguro de mí mismo.

she flinched as a machine gun stuttered nearby.

se sobresaltó al escuchar el fallo de una ametralladora cerca.

She won’t flinch from speaking her mind.

Ella no se acobardará al expresar su opinión.

Jones didn't flinch once when the nurse cleaned the cut in his leg.

Jones no se inmutó ni una vez cuando la enfermera limpió el corte en su pierna.

The guests were frightened to flinch when the dog was barking at them in front of the fence door.

Los invitados se asustaron al flaquear cuando el perro les ladraba frente a la puerta de la cerca.

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