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2 Translation results for recoil in Spanish

noun | verb

recoil noun

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recoils
retroceso, culatazo

Example sentences of
recoil noun

  • •The gun has a sharp recoil.
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recoil verb

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recoiled, has recoiled, is recoiling, recoils
retroceder, dar un culatazo

Example sentences of
recoil verb

  • •We recoiled in horror at the sight of his wounded arm.
  • •He recoiled from her touch.
  • •The rifle recoiled and bruised my shoulder.
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Synonyms of
recoil verb

shrink, flinch, wince, cringe, cower

Detailed synonyms for recoil verb

Recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, cringe, cower significan echarse para atrás por miedo o por aversión.
  • Recoil indica el empezar a moverse hacia atrás, ya sea por choque, miedo o asco <recoiled at the sight of blood>.
    antonyms: confront, defy
  • Shrink connota el echarse para atrás instintivamente, como resultado de la sensibilidad, los escrúpulos, o la cobardía <didn't shrink from her responsibilities>.
  • Flinch indica el no aguantar el dolor, o el no enfrentar de manera resuelta algo que es peligroso o espantoso <faced her accusers without flinching>.
  • Wince connota un ligero e involuntario retroceder de algo que duele, asusta o repugna <winced whenever he heard that painful story>.
  • Cringe sugiere el apretamiento de los músculos de uno y el echarse para atrás lejos de algo que uno teme o disgusta <he would cringe whenever he heard the name>.
  • Cower connota encogerse hacia atrás o agacharse debido al temor <they found the child cowering in the closet>.
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Reverse translation for recoil

retroceso  - backward movement, backing down, setback, relapse, recoil 
culatazo  - kick, recoil 
retroceder  - to move back, to turn back, to back off, to back down, to recoil (of a firearm) 
dar un culatazo
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