cringe

kʁɛ̃ʒ

Definition

Definition of cringe - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

gênant

Rare

Slang

qui provoque de la gêne ou de l'embarras

Rare

Slang

Cette vidéo est vraiment cringe, j'ai honte pour lui.

embarrassant

gênant

Noun, masculine

malaise

Rare

Slang

situation qui provoque beaucoup de gêne ou d'embarras

Rare

Slang

Cette vidéo était un vrai cringe, j'ai dû arrêter de regarder.

embarras

gêne

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Examples of cringe in a sentence

J’ai trouvé la scène particulièrement cringe à regarder.
Le film était rempli de moments cringe.
Son discours a créé un grand cringe dans la salle.

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English:cringeworthy, cringe moment, ...
German:fremdschämend, Fremdscham, ...
Italian:cringe, imbarazzo, ...
Spanish:incómodo, cringe, ...
Portuguese:embaraçoso, vergonha alheia, ...
Chinese:尴尬的, 社死, ...
Japanese:イタい, クリンジ, ...
Arabic:محرج, موقف محرج, ...
Hebrew:מֵבִיךְ, קְרִינְג׳, ...
Russian:кринжовый, кринж, ...
Ukrainian:крінжовий, кринж, ...
Catalan:incòmode, vergonya aliena, ...
Danish:cringe, pinlighed, ...
Dutch:pijnlijk, cringe, ...
Greek:αμήχανος, κριντζ, ...
Khmer:គួរឲ្យអៀន, ភាពអាម៉ាស់, ...
Korean:민망한, 민망함, ...
Polish:żenujący, cringe, ...
Portuguese (BR):constrangedor, vergonha alheia, ...
Romanian:stânjenitor, cringe, ...
Swedish:cringe, pinsamhet, ...
Thai:น่าอาย, ความน่าอายจนทนดูไม่ได้, ...
Turkish:utandırıcı, utanç verici durum, ...
Vietnamese:gây ngượng, sự xấu hổ, ...

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Definition of cringe - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

Noun, masculine

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