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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCoward
/ˈkaʊ.ərd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.
"He felt like a coward for running away from the confrontation."
- 1
Lacking courage; cowardly.
"It was a coward act to betray his friends behind their backs."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'coard', based on 'cue' (tail), referring to an animal that turns tail and runs away. It entered Middle English in the 13th century and evolved to describe a person who lacks courage in the face of danger or difficulty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Coward" is said worldwide
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lâche
Transliteration: lash
"Il a été un lâche en abandonnant ses coéquipiers."
Feigling
Transliteration: FYG-ling
"Er erwies sich im entscheidenden Moment als Feigling."
codardo
Transliteration: ko-DAR-do
"Non fare il codardo e affronta la realtà."
cobarde
Transliteration: ko-BAR-de
"Es un cobarde por no admitir su error."
covarde
Transliteration: ku-VAR-de
"Ele agiu como um covarde diante do perigo."
कायर
Transliteration: kayar
"मुसीबत से भागना कायरता है।"
胆小鬼
Transliteration: dǎn xiǎo guǐ
"他面对困难时像个胆小鬼一样退缩了。"
겁쟁이
Transliteration: geop-jaeng-i
"그는 위험 앞에서 겁쟁이처럼 행동했다."
臆病者
Transliteration: okubyōmono
"彼は自分の過ちを認めない臆病者だ。"
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