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quail

/kweɪl/

សត្វក្រួច

  1. noun សត្វក្រួច, បក្សីក្រួច
    a small, short-tailed game bird
    សត្វស្លាបតូចមួយប្រភេទដែលមានកន្ទុយខ្លី
    We bought fresh quail eggs from the market.
    ពួកយើងបានទិញពងក្រួចស្រស់ពីផ្សារ។
  2. verb រួញរា, ញញើត, ញ័ររន្ធត់
    to feel or show fear or apprehension; to cower
    មានអារម្មណ៍ភ័យខ្លាច ឬរួញថយក្រោយដោយការភ័យ
    He did not quail in front of the danger.
    គាត់មិនបានរួញរា ឬញញើតនៅចំពោះមុខគ្រោះថ្នាក់ឡើយ។

Synonyms: cower, flinch, shrink, tremble, recoil

Antonyms: confront, stand firm

Forms: quails, quailed, quailing

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.