EnglishGun-ShyBeing afraid of doing something after a previous bad experience.
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There’s the concept of “gato escaldado” (scalded cat) in Portuguese that comes from the idiomatic expression “gato escaldado de água fria tem medo” (a scalded cat is scared of even cold water).
Totally fits, would not consider this untranslatable.
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There’s the concept of “gato escaldado” (scalded cat) in Portuguese that comes from the idiomatic expression “gato escaldado de água fria tem medo” (a scalded cat is scared of even cold water).
Totally fits, would not consider this untranslatable.