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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesintimidé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.ti.mi.de
"Il n'a pas été intimidé par la tâche."
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Made to feel intimidated, apprehensive, or discouraged by something difficult or formidable.
"Despite the massive scale of the project, the team was not daunted by the challenge."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb daunten, meaning to tame or subdue, which came from the Old French danter and ultimately from the Latin domare, meaning to tame. Over time, the meaning shifted from physically taming or overcoming to causing someone to lose courage or feel apprehensive.
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intimidé
Transliteration: ɛ̃.ti.mi.de
"Il n'a pas été intimidé par la tâche."
eingeschüchtert
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌʃʏçtɐt
Script: eingeschüchtert
"Sie ließ sich von der schwierigen Aufgabe nicht einschüchtern."
intimidito
Transliteration: in.ti.miˈdi.to
"Non si è lasciato intimidire dalla prova."
amedrentado
Transliteration: a.me.dɾenˈta.ðo
"No estaba amedrentado por los obstáculos."
intimidado
Transliteration: ĩ.tʃi.miˈda.du
"Ele não se sentiu intimidado com o desafio."
सहमा हुआ
Transliteration: sahama huva
"वह इस कठिन परिस्थिति से सहमा नहीं था।"
气馁的
Transliteration: qì něi de
"面对困难，他们并没有气馁。"
기눅은
Transliteration: ginukeun
"그들은 어려운 과제에도 기죽지 않았다."
ひるんだ
Transliteration: hirunda
"彼はその困難な課題にひるまなかった。"
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