How is the word cringe translated from Italian to English

English translation
cringe
noun

Qualcosa di così imbarazzante che fa male guardarlo.

Something so awkward that it hurts to watch.

Examples with “cringe”

See how the word “cringe” is used in sentences

  • Tutto il video era puro cringe. — The whole video was pure cringe.

  • Mi vergogno quando ascolto le mie vecchie registrazioni. — I cringe when I hear my old recordings.

  • Ho cancellato il post, troppo cringe. — Deleted the post, too much cringe.

  • Non vergognarti: tutti a volte dimenticano i nomi. — Don't cringe — everyone forgets names sometimes.

  • Le mie vecchie foto sono cringe, ma le tengo lo stesso. — My old photos are cringe, and I'm keeping them anyway.

  • Tutta la squadra si è vergognata per la sua battuta. — The whole team cringed at his joke.

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