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slouch [slaʊtʃ](hold oneself badly) être avachi; (walk badly) avoir une démarche mollasse;∎ she was slouching against the wall elle était nonchalamment adossée au mur;∎ stop slouching! redresse-toi!;∎ to slouch in/out entrer/sortir en traînant les pieds∎ to slouch one's shoulders rentrer les épaules3 noun∎ slouch of the shoulders épaules fpl tombantes;∎ to have a slouch avoir le dos voûté∎ he's no slouch ce n'est pas un empoté►► slouch hat chapeau m à larges bordsse traîner; (at home, in front of television) traînasser -
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A n1 to walk with a slouch gen marcher le dos voûté ; [fashion model] US marcher d'une façon indolente ; she's got a terrible slouch elle a l'air complètement avachie ;2 ○ ( lazy person) traîne-savates m inv ; he's no slouch il n'a rien d'un traîne-savates ; he's no slouch at sth il se défend pas mal en qch ○.B vi1 ( sit or stand badly) être avachi ;2 ( also slouch around) traînasser.■ slouch forward être avachi. -
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slouch [slaʊt∫]1. noun• stop slouching! redresse-toi !• he slouched out il sortit en traînant les pieds, le dos voûté* * *[slaʊtʃ] 1.1)2) (colloq) ( lazy person) traîne-savates m inv2.1) ( sit or stand badly) être avachi2) (also slouch around) traînasser -
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(to sit, move or walk with shoulders rounded and head hanging: He slouched sulkily out of the room; He was slouching in an armchair.) être affalé; traîner les pieds -
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sloucher ['slaʊtʃə(r)](a) (person who walks with a slouch) lourdaud(e) m,f(b) (lazy person) fainéant(e) m,f
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slouch — slouch·er; slouch; slouch·i·ly; slouch·i·ness; slouch·ing·ly; … English syllables
slouch — [slouch] n. [< ? dial. slouk, a lazy fellow < ON slōkr < slōka, to hang down, droop < IE * (s)leug , var. of base * (s)leu , to hang limply > SLUG1, SLEET ] ☆ 1. a) a person who is awkward or lazy b) Informal a person who is… … English World dictionary
slouch — 1510s, lazy man, variant of slouk (1570), perhaps from O.N. slokr lazy fellow, and related to SLACK (Cf. slack) on the notion of sagging, drooping. Meaning stooping of the head and shoulders first recorded 1725. The verb meaning walk with a… … Etymology dictionary
slouch|y — «SLOW chee», adjective, slouch|i|er, slouch|i|est. slouching awkwardly; carelessly untidy; slovenly … Useful english dictionary
Slouch — Slouch, n. [Cf. Icel. sl?kra slouching felloew, and E. slack, slug, a lazy fellow.] 1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slouch — Slouch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slouching}.] 1. To droop, as the head. [1913 Webster] 2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slouch — Slouch, v. t. To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slouch — ► VERB 1) stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way. 2) dated bend one side of the brim of (a hat) downwards. ► NOUN 1) a lazy, drooping posture or movement. 2) informal an incompetent person: he was no slouch at making a buck. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
slouch — [v] slump over be lazy, bend, bow, crouch, droop, lean, loaf, loll, lounge, sag, stoop, wilt; concepts 154,201 Ant. straighten … New thesaurus
slouch|er — «SLOW chuhr», noun. a person who slouches, or walks with a slouching gait … Useful english dictionary
slouch|i|ly — «SLOW chuh lee», adverb. in a slouchy manner … Useful english dictionary