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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 ['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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go into a huddle — {v. phr.} 1. To gather close together as a team in a football game, usually to find out your team s next play. * /The football team which has the ball goes into a huddle before every play to get orders on what play they will use./ 2. {informal}… … Dictionary of American idioms
go into a huddle — {v. phr.} 1. To gather close together as a team in a football game, usually to find out your team s next play. * /The football team which has the ball goes into a huddle before every play to get orders on what play they will use./ 2. {informal}… … Dictionary of American idioms
go\ into\ a\ huddle — v. phr. 1. To gather close together as a team in a football game, usually to find out your team s next play. The football team which has the ball goes into a huddle before every play to get orders on what play they will use. 2. informal To talk… … Словарь американских идиом
get into a huddle — get/go into a huddle to form a group away from other people to discuss something secretly. They went into a huddle for a minute, then accepted the offer … New idioms dictionary
go into a huddle — get/go into a huddle to form a group away from other people to discuss something secretly. They went into a huddle for a minute, then accepted the offer … New idioms dictionary
get into a huddle — get/go/into a huddle phrase to stand or sit close together in order to discuss something secretly Thesaurus: to move closer together in a groupsynonym Main entry: huddle … Useful english dictionary
go into a huddle — get/go/into a huddle phrase to stand or sit close together in order to discuss something secretly Thesaurus: to move closer together in a groupsynonym Main entry: huddle … Useful english dictionary
get into a huddle (with somebody) — get/go into a ˈhuddle (with sb) idiom to move close to sb so that you can talk about sth without other people hearing Main entry: ↑huddleidiom … Useful english dictionary
go into a huddle (with somebody) — get/go into a ˈhuddle (with sb) idiom to move close to sb so that you can talk about sth without other people hearing Main entry: ↑huddleidiom … Useful english dictionary
huddle — See: GO INTO A HUDDLE … Dictionary of American idioms
huddle — See: GO INTO A HUDDLE … Dictionary of American idioms