GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

zurückschrecken

recoil; start back

Als die Tür unerwartet aufsprang, schreckte sie zurück, obwohl sie gewusst hatte, dass gleich jemand aus dem Nebenraum kommen würde.

When the door unexpectedly flew open, she recoiled although she had known someone would soon enter from the adjoining room.

shrink from; be deterred by

Vor der klaren Benennung des Problems schreckte er zurück, weil er befürchtete, dadurch die mühsam erreichte Gesprächsbereitschaft zu verlieren.

He shrank from naming the problem clearly, fearing this would destroy their hard-won willingness to talk.

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