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Summary

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cowardly:
- laf; zoutloos; flauw; zonder zout
coward:
- lafaard; groentje; melkmuil; lafbek
Wiktionary:
- cowardly → laf
- cowardly → laf, angstig, bang, benepen, beschroomd, kleinzielig, schroomvallig, schuw, vreesachtig
- coward → slapjanus, watje, lafaard
- coward → angsthaas, bangerd, lafaard, watje

English

Detailed Translations for cowardly from English to Dutch

cowardly:

cowardly adj

cowardly (saltless; bland; craven; abject; faint; dim; cringing)
laf; zoutloos; flauw; zonder zout
- laf adj
- zoutloos adj
- flauw adj
- zonder zout adj

Translation Matrix for cowardly:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
flauw	abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless	bland; blurred; corny; dim; faded; faint; hazy; lurid; misty; pale; sallow; tasteless; unclear; undefinable; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; washed out
laf	abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless
zoutloos	abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless
-	fearful
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
zonder zout	abject; bland; cowardly; craven; cringing; dim; faint; saltless

Related Words for "cowardly":

coward

Synonyms for "cowardly":

fearful; caitiff; chicken; chickenhearted; lily-livered; white-livered; yellow; yellow-bellied; craven; recreant; dastard; dastardly; faint; fainthearted; timid; faint-hearted; funky; poltroon; pusillanimous; poor-spirited; unmanly; afraid; ignoble

Antonyms for "cowardly":

brave

Related Definitions for "cowardly":

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted¹
- cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then¹

Wiktionary Translations for cowardly:

cowardly

adjective

showing cowardice
- cowardly → laf

cowardly

adjective

een gebrek aan moed tonend
- laf → cowardly; yellow

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• cowardly	→ laf	↔ feige — ohne Mut, sich von Angst vor Gefahr leiten lassen
• cowardly	→ angstig; bang; benepen; beschroomd; kleinzielig; laf; schroomvallig; schuw; vreesachtig	↔ peureux — Qui est sujet à la peur.

cowardly form of coward:

coward [the ~] nom

the coward (rookie; chicken; freshman; greenhorn; poltroon; novice; dogs and cats; hare's foot)
de lafaard; het groentje; de melkmuil; de lafbek
- lafaard [de ~ (m)] nom
- groentje [het ~] nom
- melkmuil [de ~ (m)] nom
- lafbek [de ~ (m)] nom

Translation Matrix for coward:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
groentje	chicken; coward; dogs and cats; freshman; greenhorn; hare's foot; novice; poltroon; rookie	greenhorn; novice; rookie
lafaard	chicken; coward; dogs and cats; freshman; greenhorn; hare's foot; novice; poltroon; rookie
lafbek	chicken; coward; dogs and cats; freshman; greenhorn; hare's foot; novice; poltroon; rookie
melkmuil	chicken; coward; dogs and cats; freshman; greenhorn; hare's foot; novice; poltroon; rookie
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	funk; poltroon

Related Words for "coward":

cowards, cowardly

Synonyms for "coward":

person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul
Coward; Noel Coward; Sir Noel Pierce Coward; dramatist; playwright; actor; histrion; player; thespian; role player; composer

Related Definitions for "coward":

a person who shows fear or timidity¹

Wiktionary Translations for coward:

coward

noun

a person who lacks courage
- coward → slapjanus; watje; lafaard

coward

noun

iemand die door zijn angst wegvlucht uit gevaarlijke situaties.
- lafaard → coward

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• coward	→ angsthaas; bangerd; lafaard; watje	↔ peureux — personne peureuse, craintive, facilement effrayé.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University