quail

quail ¹  (kwl)

n. pl. quail or quails

1. Any of various Old World chickenlike birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail.

2. Any of various similar or related New World birds, such as the bobwhite.

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[Middle English quaille, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *coacula, of imitative origin.]

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quail ²  (kwl)

intr.v. quailed, quail·ing, quails

To shrink back in fear; cower.

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[Middle English quailen, to give way, probably from Middle Dutch quelen, to suffer, be ill; see g^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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quail ¹

Noun

pl quails or quail a small game bird of the partridge family [Old French quaille]

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quail ²

Verb

to shrink back with fear; cower [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised quail - small gallinaceous game birds game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
	2.	quail - small gallinaceous game birds phasianid - a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge - a popular North American game bird; named for its call Old World quail - small game bird with a rounded body and small tail California quail, Lofortyx californicus - plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon quail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised bevy - a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); "we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks"
Verb	1.	quail - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" cringe, flinch, funk, recoil, wince, shrink, squinch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear

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quail

verb shrink, cringe, flinch, shake, faint, tremble, quake, shudder, falter, droop, blanch, recoil, cower, blench, have cold feet (informal)

Translations

quail [kweɪl] n (bird) → codorniz f

vi → amedrentarse

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quail [kweɪl] n (Zool) → caille f

vi to quail at or before → reculer devant

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quail [kweɪl] n → Wachtel f

vi he quailed at the thought/before her anger → ihm schauderte bei dem Gedanken/vor ihrem Zorn

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quail [kweɪl] n (ZOOL) → quaglia

vi to quail at or before → perdersi d'animo davanti a

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quail

v quail [kweil]

to draw back in fear; to shudder The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice. terugdeins, sidder سُماني، سَلْوى свивам се třást se, couvat vige tilbage verzagen δειλιάζω, τρέμω από φόβο acobardarse, amedrentarse vabisema جا خوردن؛ خود را باختن kavahtaa reculer (devant) שְׂלָיו हिम्मत हारना ustuknuti borzad gemetar guggna, hörfa undan tremare ひるむ 움찔하다, 움츠리다 krūptelėti drebēt (aiz bailēm) berasa kecut terugschrikken vike tilbake; skjelve av skrekk wzdrygnąć/cofnąć się (ze strachu) encolher-se a tremura (în faţa) трусить triasť sa ustrašiti se ustuknuti bäva, skälva เสียขวัญ korkup geri çekilmek, sinmek 畏縮，膽怯 похитнутися; спасувати خوف زدہ ہونا run sợ 畏缩，胆怯