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1 huddle
A n1 ( cluster) ( of people) petit groupe m ; ( of buildings) entassement m ; ( of objects) amas m ; they were in a huddle around the radio ils s'étaient regroupés autour du poste de radio ; to go into a huddle se réunir en petit comité ;B vi they huddled at the bus stop ils se pressaient à l'arrêt de bus ; he was huddling over a fire/in a corner il était blotti près du feu/dans un coin ; she huddled under the bushes elle se blottit sous les buissons ; the village huddles between the mountains and the sea le village est blotti entre les montagnes et la mer ; to huddle around se presser autour de [fire, radio, speaker].C huddled pp adj [figure, group] blotti ; huddled in recroquevillé dans [chair, bed, car] ; they lay huddled together in the tent ils étaient blottis ensemble dans la tente ; houses huddled around the square des maisons serrées autour de la place.■ huddle together se serrer les uns contre les autres. -
2 huddle
huddle [ˈhʌdl]1. noun[of people] petit groupe m compact* * *['hʌdl] 1.1) ( of people) petit groupe m; ( of buildings) entassement m2) ( of footballers) regroupement m ( pour mettre au point la stratégie à adopter)2. -
3 huddle
huddle ['hʌdəl]1 noun∎ familiar to go into a huddle se réunir en petit comité(a) (crowd together) se blottir;∎ the sheep huddled under the trees les moutons se blottissaient les uns contre les autres sous les arbres;∎ they huddled round the fire ils se sont blottis autour du feu∎ he huddled in a corner of his cell il s'est recroquevillé dans un coin de sa cellule;∎ she was huddling under a blanket elle se blottissait sous une couverturese serrer ou se blottir les uns contre les autres; (for talk) se mettre en petit groupe ou cercle serré;∎ they huddled together for warmth ils se serraient ou se blottissaient les uns contre les autres pour se tenir chaudse blottir -
4 huddle
1. verb1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) se serrer (les uns contre les autres)2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) se blottir2. noun(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) samassis
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Huddle — Hud dle, v. t. 1. To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. [1913 Webster] Our adversary, huddling several suppositions together, . . . makes a medley and confusion. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To do, make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huddle — [hud′ l] vi. huddled, huddling [orig. (16th c.), to put out of sight < ? or akin to ME hudel, var. of hidel, a hiding place < OE hydel < hydan, HIDE1] 1. to crowd, push, or nestle close together, as cows do in a storm 2. to draw the… … English World dictionary
Huddle — Hud dle, n. A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion. A huddle of ideas. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huddle — (v.) 1570s, to heap or crowd together, probably from Low Ger. hudern to cover, to shelter, from M.L.G. huden to cover up, from P.Gmc. *hud (see HIDE (Cf. hide) (v.)). Cf. also M.E. hoderen heap together, huddle (c.1300). Related: Huddled;… … Etymology dictionary
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Huddle — Hud dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Huddling}.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm; perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig. meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf. {Hide}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huddle — index meet, turmoil Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
huddle — ► VERB 1) crowd together. 2) curl one s body into a small space. ► NOUN ▪ a number of people or things crowded together. ORIGIN originally in the sense «conceal»: perhaps Low German … English terms dictionary
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