noun🔗ShareHésitation, reculA reflexive jerking away."My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes."Mon ophtalmologiste déteste le recul que j'ai à chaque fois qu'il essaie de s'approcher de mes yeux.physiologybodyactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe glissement du pied de la balle, en essayant de donner un croquet serréThe slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet."The croquet player's flinch cost them the game. "Le glissement du pied du joueur de croquet lui a coûté la partie.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTressaillir, se recroquevillerTo make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe."The child made his drawing and presented it to his father, but his father responded with a critical comment, and the child appeared to flinch. "L'enfant a fait son dessin et l'a présenté à son père, mais celui-ci a répondu par une remarque critique, et l'enfant a semblé se recroqueviller.physiologysensationbodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEsquiver, se déroberTo dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty""When asked about the missing money, he seemed to flinch and changed the subject." "Quand on lui a posé des questions sur l'argent manquant, il a semblé esquiver et a changé de sujet.attitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReculer, broncherTo let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet."During the croquet game, the student flinched, causing the mallet to miss the ball completely. "Pendant le jeu de croquet, l'étudiant a bronché, ce qui a fait que le maillet a complètement manqué la balle.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépecerTo strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc."The crew flinched the blubber from the whale carcass to use for oil. "L'équipage a dépecé la graisse de la carcasse de la baleine pour l'utiliser pour l'huile.animalnauticalfoodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
