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1 warmth
warmth n lit, fig chaleur f ; they huddled round the fire for warmth ils se sont serrés autour du feu pour se tenir chaud ; he replied with some warmth that il a répondu vivement que. -
2 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
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