cower

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (intransitive) To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To crouch in general.
  3. (transitive) To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.
  4. (figuratively, intransitive) To be a coward; to hide away or refuse to face opposition due to fear.

Έννοιες

ζαρώνω

μαζεύομαι

αποδειλιώ

στέκομαι κλαρίνο

φέρομαι δουλοπρεπώς

στέκομαι σούζα

φοβούμαι

Μεταφράσεις

se tapir

être accroupi

in elkaar duiken

faire se courber

faire frémir

Συχνότητα

33k
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈkaʊɚ/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

From Middle English couren, cowre, from Middle Low German kûren (“to lie in wait; linger”) or from North Germanic (Icelandic kúra (“to doze”)); according to Pokorny, all are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, bend”), see also Proto-Germanic *kuddô (“shell, pod”). Cognate with German kauern (“to squat”), Dutch koeren (“to keep watch (in a cowered position)”), Serbo-Croatian kutriti (“to lie in a bent position”), Swedish kura (“huddle, cower”). Unrelated to coward, which is of Latin origin.

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