abschrecken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chill noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
- daunt verb To make someone feel discouraged or frightened.
- discourage verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
- faze verb To disturb, unsettle, or worry someone (usually used in the negative, "not fazed").
- put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.
- quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
Senses
abschrecken is used for these senses in English:
- daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
- discourage (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- faze (transitive, informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. [from mid 19th c.]
- put off (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- quench (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
chill — full definition
- noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
- adj Calm and relaxed; easygoing about a situation.
- verb To make something cold, or to become cold.
- verb To relax and take it easy, often with other people.
daunt — full definition
- verb To make someone feel discouraged or frightened.
- verb To overpower someone completely.
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