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1 crouch
crouch [kraʊt∫]* * *[kraʊtʃ]intransitive verb (also crouch down) [person] s'accroupir; [person, animal] ( in order to hide) se tapir; ( for attack) se ramasser -
2 crouch
crouch [kraʊtʃ]2 noun∎ (posture) to go into a crouch s'accroupir;∎ to be in a crouch être accroupi -
3 crouch
A n position f accroupie.B vi ( also crouch down) [person] s'accroupir ; [person, animal] ( in order to hide) se tapir ; ( for attack) se ramasser. -
4 get down
1) ( descend) descendre (from, out of de)2) ( leave table) quitter la table3) ( lower oneself) ( to floor) se coucher; ( crouch) se baisserto get down to — arriver à [lower level etc]; atteindre [trapped person etc]; se mettre à [work]
to get down to somebody's level — fig se mettre à la portée de quelqu'un
get down [something] descendre [slope]; get [something] down, get down [something]4) ( from height) descendre5) ( swallow) avaler6) ( record) noterget [somebody] down7) ( from height) faire descendre8) (colloq) ( depress) déprimer -
5 squat
∎ we ate squatting (down) on our haunches nous avons mangé accroupis(b) (occupy building) vivre dans un squat;∎ they're allowed to squat in abandoned buildings on leur permet de squatter dans des immeubles abandonnés(building) squatter, squattériser3 noun∎ the squat held out for two years le squat a duré deux ans(person, figure) trapu; (building) trapu, massif;∎ he had short, squat legs il avait des petites jambes trapues►► Zoology squat lobster galathée f;squat thrust = exercice de musculation des jambes effectué accroupi -
6 low
A n1 Meteorol dépression f ;2 fig the stock market closed at a record low le marché boursier a été clôturé à son niveau le plus bas ; the economy has hit a low l'économie est dans le creux de la vague ; his popularity has hit a new low sa popularité a atteint son niveau le plus bas ; morale is at an all time low le moral est au plus bas ; the lyrics hit a new low in banality les paroles (de la chanson) atteignent des sommets dans la banalité.B adj1 ( close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, wall, cloud, ground] bas/basse ; the sun is low in the sky le soleil est bas dans le ciel ; there will be flooding on low ground il y aura des inondations à basse altitude ;2 ( nearly depleted) [reservoir, level] bas/basse ; [battery] faible ; our stocks are rather low nos stocks sont plutôt bas ; the fire was getting low le feu était bas ; we're low on skilled staff nous manquons de personnel qualifié ; I'm getting low on petrol je n'ai plus beaucoup d'essence ; these products are low in sugar/fat ces produits contiennent peu de sucre/matière grasse ; the patient is very low le malade est au plus mal or bas ;3 ( minimal) [price, wage] bas/basse ; [capacity, speed] réduit ; [income, number, rate] faible ; [pressure, temperature] bas/basse ; leave the soup on a low heat laissez mijoter la soupe à feu doux ; the temperature was in the low twenties il faisait dans les vingt degrés ;6 ( deep) [note, tone, voice] bas/basse ; in a low voice tout bas ; the sound is too low Radio, TV le son est trop bas ;7 ( disapproved of) ( vulgar) [conversation, humour] peu relevé ; ( base) [action, behaviour] ignoble ; that was a really low thing to do c'était vraiment un sale coup ○ ;C adv1 ( near the ground) [aim, fly, shoot] bas ; [bend, crouch] très bas ; the plane flew low over the desert l'avion survolait le désert à basse altitude ; I wouldn't sink ou stoop so low as to ask him for money fig je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent ;2 ( near the bottom) it is very low (down) on the list lit c'est tout à fait au bas de la liste ; fig c'est tout à fait secondaire ; look lower down the page regarde plus bas sur la page ;3 ( at a reduced level) [buy] à bas prix ; [speak] bas ; to turn sth down low baisser [heating, light, radio] ; stocks are running low les stocks sont en baisse ; I rate him pretty low je ne le tiens pas en grande estime ;4 ( at a deep pitch) [sing] bas.D vi [cow] meugler.to be the lowest of the low être le dernier des derniers ; to be laid low by être alité par [illness]. -
7 hunker
hunker ['hʌŋkə(r)]∎ to hunker (down) (crouch) s'accroupir; (squat) s'asseoir sur ses talons, s'accroupir; (animal) se tapir;∎ figurative I have to hunker down and work this term je dois donner un bon coup de collier ce trimestre -
8 PECHOA
pechoa > pechoh.*\PECHOA v.t. tla-., aplanir, donner à quelque chose une surface plane, lisse.Esp., lo agacha, lo encorva (T).Angl., to give s.th. a flat surface, to give s.th. an even surface. R.Andrews Introd 462.to lower something, to bend someting down (K).*\PECHOA v.réfl., se courber.Esp., se encorva, se agacha (T).Angl., to squat, crouch, bend over (K).F.Karttunen transcrit pêchoa. -
9 squat
squat [skwɒt]1. adjectivea. [person] s'accroupir ; [animal] se tapirb. ( = occupy home) squatter3. noun( = home) squat m* * *[skwɒt] 1.1) ( position) position f accroupie2) (colloq) ( home) squat (colloq) m2.adjective [person, structure, object] trapu3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( crouch) être accroupi2) (also squat down) s'accroupir3) ( inhabit)to squat in — squattériser (colloq), squatter (colloq) [building]
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10 squat
A n1 ( position) position f accroupie ;2 ○ ( home) squat ○ m.1 ( crouch) être accroupi ;2 ( also squat down) s'accroupir ;
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