English-French translations for flinch

• broncher
• flancher
• fléchir
  Je citerai Winston Churchill lors de son dernier discours mémorable à la Chambre des communes: "ne jamais fléchir, ne jamais abandonner, ne jamais désespérer." To quote Winston Churchill in his last great speech in the House of Commons: 'Never flinch; never weary; never despair'.
• reculer
• sursauter
  Je fais de la recherche dans mon pays et je ne peux pas entendre l'expression "société de la connaissance" sans sursauter. I am a research scientist in my country and I cannot hear the expression 'knowledge-based society' without flinching.
• tressaillir

Definition of flinch

• A reflexive jerking away
• The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet
• To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus; to cringe
• To dodge , to avoid an unpleasant task or duty

Examples

• My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.

Related words

• cringe