How is the phrase grimacer de gêne translated from French to English

English translation
cringe
verb

Se sentir mal à l'aise devant quelque chose d'embarrassant.

To feel uncomfortable at something embarrassing.

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  • Je grimace de gêne quand j'écoute mes vieux enregistrements. — I cringe when I listen to my old recordings.

  • Ne grimace pas de gêne, tout le monde oublie les prénoms. — Don't cringe, everyone forgets names.

  • Toute l'équipe a grimacé de gêne à sa blague. — The whole team cringed at his joke.

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