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chicken out

(intr, adverb) informal to fail to do something through fear or lack of conviction

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Verb 1. [画像:chicken out - remove oneself from an obligation]chicken out - remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

bow out, back down, back off, pull out

retire, withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

pull out, get out - move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"

resile - pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease"

Translations

يَتَجَنَّبُ بِسَبَبِ الخَوْف

zbaběle couvnout

kneifen sich feige verdrücken

dégonfler

guggna, heykjast

trekke seg

ссать сцать

zbabelo cúvnuť

korkup çekilmek/kaçmak

因害怕而停止做某事退缩

w>chicken out

vi (inf) → kneifen (inf)

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chicken

(ˈtʃikin) noun

1. a young bird, especially a young hen. She keeps chickens. kuiken فَرْخ، فَرّوج пиле galinha kuře das Küken kylling; høne κοτόπουλο tibu ماکیان؛ مرغ و خروس kananpoika poulet תרנגולת चूजा, चिंगना, मुन्ना, लल्ला pile csibe ayam kjúklingur pollo ひよこ 병아리 viščiukas cālis ayam kip kylling, unghøne kurczak چرګه galinha pui (de găină) цыплёнок kura piščanec pile kyckling ลูกไก่ piliç 小雞 курча چھوٹا پرندہ ، مرغی gà con 小鸡

2. its flesh used as food. a plate of fried chicken. hoendervleis لَحْمُ فِراخِ الدَّجاج пилешко месо frango kuře (kuřecí maso) das Huhn kylling κοτόπουλο kanaliha مرغ kananliha poulet בְּשַר עוֹף मुर्गे का मास piletina csirke daging ayam kjúklingur pollo 鶏肉 닭고기 vištiena cāļa gaļa ayam goreng kip kylling, broiler kurczak چرګه، چر ګى غو ښى frango carne de pui курятина; курица kuracina piščanec piletina kyckling เนื้อไก่ piliç/tavuk eti 雞肉 куряче м'ясо مرغی کا گوشت gà 鸡肉

3. (slang.) a coward. wegholler جَبان страхливец covarde zbabělec ein Feigling kujon δειλός argpüks بزدل pelkuri פחדן डरपोक kukavica gyáva nyuszi pengecut pollo 臆病者 겁쟁이 bailys, bailelis zaķapastala; jēradvēsele pengecut bangerik, lafaard feiging, reddhare tchórz ترسو трус zbabelec strahopetec, zajec kukavica ynkrygg, fegis ขี้ขลาด korkak, ödlek, tabansız (俚)膽小鬼 боягуз بزدل người nhát gan (俚)胆小鬼

ˌchicken-ˈhearted adjective

cowardly. weghollerig جَبان страхлив covarde bázlivý, zbabělý feige kujonagtig δειλός argpükslik ترسو؛ بزدل pelokas peureux בְּפַּחדנוּת डरपोक plašljiv félénk pengecut huglaus vile おく病な 겁 많은 bailus gļēvs dengan penakut bangelijk feig, redd, forsagt tchórzliwy ترسو cobarde fricos трусливый bojazlivý boječ kukavički harhjärtad, feg ขี้ขลาด korkak, ödlek, tabansız 膽怯的 трусливий بزدلی سے nhát gan 胆怯的

ˈchicken-pox noun

an infectious disease with fever and red itchy spots. waterpokkies جِدْري الماء варицела varicela plané neštovice die Windpocken skoldkopper ανεμοβλογιά tuulerõuged آبله مرغان vesirokko varicelle אֲבַּעֲבּוּעוֹת רוּח छोटी माता, लघु मसूरिका vodene kozice bárányhimlő cacar air hlaupabóla varicella 水ぼうそう 수두 vėjaraupiai vējbakas demam campak waterpokken vannkopper ospa wietrzna د چرګی آبله varicela vărsat de vânt ветрянка kiahne norice ovčije boginje vatt[en]koppor โรคอีสุกอีใส su çiçeği 水痘 вітряна віспа چیچک bệnh thủy đậu 水痘

chicken out

to avoid doing something because of cowardice. He chickened out at the last minute. kop uittrek يَتَجَنَّبُ بِسَبَبِ الخَوْف губя кураж amarelar zbaběle couvnout sich feige verdrücken stikke halen mellem benene δειλιάζω araks lööma جا زدن؛ جرأت نکردن jänistää se dégonfler "לְהִשתָפֵן" डर के मारे कुछ करने से परहेज करना kukavički se povući kiszáll vmiből mundur guggna, heykjast tirarsi indietro 尻込みをする 꽁무니 빼다 išsigąsti izvairīties (aiz bailēm) menarik diri kerana penakut er tussen uit knijpen bakke ut, trekke seg stchórzyć, skrewić جرأت نکول atemorizar-se a da înapoi пойти на попятный zbabelo cúvnuť ustrašiti se kukavički uzmaknuti backa ur ไม่ทําเพราะขลาดกลัว korkup çekilmek/kaçmak 臨陣脫逃 втекти, підібгавши хвоста بزدلی کی وجہ سے کوئی کام کرنے سے بچنا bỏ dở việc gì vì sợ 因害怕而停止做某事,退缩