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I 1. [skwɒt]1) (position) posizione f. accovacciata2) colloq. (home) = locale abitato abusivamente2. II [skwɒt]1) (crouch) accovacciarsi2) (anche squat down) chinarsi, piegarsi3) (inhabit)to squat in — abitare abusivamente in [ building]
* * *[skwot] 1. past tense, past participle - squatted; verb(to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position: The beggar squatted all day in the market place.) accovacciarsi2. adjective(short and fat; dumpy: a squat little man; an ugly, squat building.) tarchiato* * *[skwɒt]2. vi1) (also: squat down) accovacciarsi, acquattarsi2) (on property) occupare abusivamente3. n(fam: house) casa occupata* * *squat /skwɒt/A a.1 (pred.) accosciato; accoccolato; accovacciato; rannicchiatoB n.1 posizione accovacciata, accucciata● ( slang USA) the hot squat, la sedia elettrica □ (volg.) to take a squat, accovacciarsi; defecare; ( di donna, anche) urinare.(to) squat /skwɒt/v. i.1 ( anche to squat down) accosciarsi; accoccolarsi; accovacciarsi; rannicchiarsi; stare accovacciato (o rannicchiato)3 (fam.) sedersi; mettersi a sedere● to squat oneself, accosciarsi; accoccolarsi; accovacciarsi.* * *I 1. [skwɒt]1) (position) posizione f. accovacciata2) colloq. (home) = locale abitato abusivamente2. II [skwɒt]1) (crouch) accovacciarsi2) (anche squat down) chinarsi, piegarsi3) (inhabit)to squat in — abitare abusivamente in [ building]
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squat — [skwät] vi. squatted, squatting [ME squatten < MFr esquatir < es (L ex ), intens. + quatir, to press flat < VL * coactire < L coactus, pp. of cogere, to force, compress: see COGENT] 1. to crouch so as to sit on the heels with the… … English World dictionary
Squat (lieu) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Squat. Un squat en Allemagne Le squat (de l anglais « s accroupir »), désigne l installation dans un lieu pour y habiter sans l accord du titulaire lé … Wikipédia en Français
squat — squat1 [skɔwt US skwa:t] v past tense and past participle squatted present participle squatting ↑jeans [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esquatir, from quatir [i] to press , from Vulgar Latin coactire to press together , from Latin cogere;… … Dictionary of contemporary English
squat — I UK [skwɒt] / US [skwɑt] verb [intransitive] Word forms squat : present tense I/you/we/they squat he/she/it squats present participle squatting past tense squatted past participle squatted * 1) squat or squat down to bend your knees and lower… … English dictionary
Squat — The word squat, squatter or squatting can refer to: * A squat is a kind of sitting position. * Squatting is a term for inhabiting an abandoned or unused building or plot of land without owning or holding a formal lease on it; a person squatting… … Wikipedia
squat — ▪ I. squat squat 1 [skɒwt ǁ skwɑːt] verb squatted PTandPPX squatting PRESPARTX [intransitive] PROPERTY to live in a building or on a piece of land without permission and without paying rent: • There are people squatting in the house next door … Financial and business terms
squat — squat1 [ skwat ] verb * 1. ) squat or squat down intransitive to bend your knees and lower yourself towards the ground so that you balance on your feet: CROUCH 2. ) intransitive or transitive to live in a place without permission and without… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
squat — 1 verb squatted, squatting (I) 1 also squat down to sit with your knees bent under you, your bottom off the ground, and balancing on your feet (+ on/behind/in etc): Parsons squatted down beside the footprints to get a better look. 2 to live in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
squat — I. verb (squatted; squatting) Etymology: Middle English squatten to crush, crouch in hiding, from Middle French (Picard dialect) esquatir, escuater, from Old French es ex + quatir to hide, from Vulgar Latin *coactire to squeeze, alteration of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
squat — [skwɒt] verb [I] I 1) to bend your knees and lower yourself towards the ground so that you balance on your feet Syn: crouch 2) to live in a place without permission and without paying the owner • squat down II noun [C] British squat [skwɒt] a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
squat — Synonyms and related words: Lilliputian, Tom Thumb, abide, adipose, anchor, be enfeoffed of, be possessed of, be seated, be seized of, beefy, bend, berth, big bellied, billet at, bivouac, bloated, blocky, blowzy, boast, bob, bosomy, bow, brawny,… … Moby Thesaurus
