[におうだちになる, nioudachininaru] (exp) to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
daunting \daunting\ adj.
serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate;
discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of {encouraging}.
Syn: intimidating.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Daunt \Daunt\ (d[add]nt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Daunting}.] [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame,
subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See
{Tame}.]
1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of
danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
[1913 Webster]
Some presences daunt and discourage us. --Glanvill.
Syn: To dismay; appall. See {Dismay}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daunting
adj 1: discouraging through fear [syn: {daunting},
{intimidating}]
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