🙇cower (kawer)

verb
/ˈkaʊər/
se recroqueviller de peur (se recroqueviller de peur)

Signification

to crouch down in fear
Traduction de la signification
se mettre en position accroupie par peur
se mettre en position accroupie par peur

Phrases d'exemple

The child cowered behind the sofa during the thunderstorm.

L'enfant se coucha derrière le canapé pendant l'orage.
L'enfant se coucha derrière le canapé pendant l'orage.

Synonymes

cringe, shrink, tremble, flinch

Antonymes

face, confront, stand tall

Collocations

cower in fear, cower away, cower under

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