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quail 1 Noun pl quails or quail a small game bird of the partridge family [Old French quaille] quail 2 Verb to shrink back with fear; cower [origin unknown]
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quail Translations 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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