recoil

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state or condition of having recoiled.
3. (countable, uncountable) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
4. (countable, uncountable) An escapement in which, after each beat, the scape-wheel recoils slightly.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
2. (archaic, intransitive) To recoil before an opponent.
3. (intransitive) Of a firearm: to quickly push back when fired.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To retire, withdraw.

Concetti

rinculo

rinculare

contraccolpo

rimbalzare

indietreggiare

ritrarsi

rinculano

avere effetto contrario

trasalire e indietreggiare

cedere

balzo all’indietro

arretrare

retrocedere

rimbalzo

ripercussione

sinonimi

rebound

flinch

wince

kick

shrink

bounce

cringe

shrink back

ricochet

backlash

bound

retreat

quail

spring

recede

repercussion

resile

reverberate

cower

backfire

start back

squinch

reaction

kick back

shudder

recoiling

recession

funk

falter

regress

take a hop

step back

startle

spring back

balk

start

setback

blench

pull back

rewind

⏪

retrogress

jig

jib

change

jerk

hesitation

beat a retreat

hesitate

resist

resilience

Traduzioni

recul

reculer

zurückprallen

recuo

abprallen

rebondir

zurückschrecken

retroceder

recular

terugspringen

terugdeinzen

Rückstoß

zurückspringen

recuar

retroceso

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɹɪˈkɔɪl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Old French reculer. Further from Latin re- + cūlus.