acobardarse — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
acobardarse is used for these senses in English:
- chicken out (idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
- flake (colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
- funk (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
flake — full definition
- noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
- noun An unreliable person who often cancels plans or fails to follow through.
- verb To back out of plans or fail to follow through on a commitment.
- verb To break off in small thin pieces.
funk — full definition
- noun A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- noun A style of rhythmic dance music derived from soul music, featuring a strong bass line and syncopated beat.
- noun A state of depression, gloom, or nervous fear.
- verb To give off an unpleasant smell.