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quail

quail
(pl quail)
[kweɪl]
sustantivo
1. codorniz (f) (bird)
verbo intransitivo
1. amedrentarse, amilanarse (person)

quail [kueil]
sustantivo
1. Codorniz, ave gallinácea. (Ornitología) (n)
2. Colín, ave gallinácea de la América del Norte; ave semejante del género Callipepla. (n)
3. Turnice, gallinácea. (n)
1. Intimidar. (Antiguo)
2. Temblar.
  • I quail at the idea -> la idea me da pavor (it terrifies me)
3. (Antiguo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4. Desanimarse, descorazonarse, perder el valor. (n)
va. To QUELL.

quail [kweɪl]
noun
quail quails (bird) codorniz (f)
quail [kweɪl]
verb:intransitive
(cower) temblar;at ante
He has a power to strike at error and wrongdoing that makes his adversaries quail before him Breast cancer. The very words make many of us quail Even a man willing to wager his own life might quail before the prospect of wagering those of his children We took the car as far as we could and quailed somewhat at the extreme steepness of the grassy track
her heart quailed se le encogió el corazón

Verb Conjugation for "quail"

Imperative
  • quail
  • you quail
  • he/she quails
  • we quail
  • you quail
  • they quail
Preterite
  • I quailed
  • you quailed
  • he/she quailed
  • we quailed
  • you quailed
  • they quailed
Present Continuous
  • I am quailing
  • you are quailing
  • he/she is quailing
  • we are quailing
  • you are quailing
  • they are quailing
Present Perfect
  • I have quailed
  • you have quailed
  • he/she has quailed
  • we have quailed
  • you have quailed
  • they have quailed
Past Continuous
  • I was quailing
  • you were quailing
  • he/she was quailing
  • we were quailing
  • you were quailing
  • they were quailing
Past Perfect
  • I had quailed
  • you had quailed
  • he/she had quailed
  • we had quailed
  • you had quailed
  • they had quailed
Future
  • I will quail
  • you will quail
  • he/she will quail
  • we will quail
  • you will quail
  • they will quail
Future Perfect
  • I will have quailed
  • you will have quailed
  • he/she will have quailed
  • we will have quailed
  • you will have quailed
  • they will have quailed
Future Continuous
  • I will be quailing
  • you will be quailing
  • he/she will be quailing
  • we will be quailing
  • you will be quailing
  • they will be quailing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been quailing
  • you have been quailing
  • he/she has been quailing
  • we have been quailing
  • you have been quailing
  • they have been quailing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been quailing
  • you will have been quailing
  • he/she will have been quailing
  • we will have been quailing
  • you will have been quailing
  • they will have been quailing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been quailing
  • you had been quailing
  • he/she had been quailing
  • we had been quailing
  • you had been quailing
  • they had been quailing
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