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1 don't slouch
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2 slouch
(to sit, move or walk with shoulders rounded and head hanging: He slouched sulkily out of the room; He was slouching in an armchair.) andar con un aire gacho, andar desgarbadotr[slaʊʧ]1 (walk) andar con los hombros caídos, andar arrastrando los pies; (sit) sentarse con los hombros caídos■ don't slouch! ¡ponte derecho!■ there he was, slouching in an armchair allí estaba, repantigado en un sillón1 (posture) andar nombre masculino desgarbado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no slouch no ser manco,-aslouch ['slaʊʧ] vi: andar con los hombros caídos, repantigarse (en un sillón)slouch n1) slumping: mala postura f2) bungler, idler: haragán m, -gana f; inepto m, -ta fto be no slouch: no quedarse atrásadj.• gacho, -a adj.n.• postura relajada s.f.v.• andar desgarbado v.• caminar arrastrando los pies v.
I slaʊtʃa) ( droop shoulders)I found her slouched in an armchair — la encontré repatingada or (Esp) repantigada en un sillón
b) ( walk) (+ adv compl)he slouched into/out of the room — entró en/salió de la habitación arrastrando los pies
II
1) ( of posture)2) ( of person) (colloq)to be no slouch — no ser* manco (fam)
[slaʊtʃ]she's no slouch when it comes to... — no se queda atrás or (fam) no es manca cuando se trata de...
1. N1)2) *he's no slouch — (in skill) no es ningún principiante; (at work) no es ningún vago
2.VI (walking) andar desgarbado3.CPDslouch hat N — sombrero m flexible
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I [slaʊtʃ]a) ( droop shoulders)I found her slouched in an armchair — la encontré repatingada or (Esp) repantigada en un sillón
b) ( walk) (+ adv compl)he slouched into/out of the room — entró en/salió de la habitación arrastrando los pies
II
1) ( of posture)2) ( of person) (colloq)to be no slouch — no ser* manco (fam)
she's no slouch when it comes to... — no se queda atrás or (fam) no es manca cuando se trata de...
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3 andar
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo 1◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ andar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream3 (+ compl)◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?; anda en Londres he's in London; anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight; me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) andar con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;( salir con) to go out with sb;c) andar detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth4 ( rondar):◊ andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 605 andar con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth; ‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth 6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq) verbo transitivo 1 ( caminar) to walk 2 (AmC) ( llevar): siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts andarse verbo pronominal 1 andarse con algo: ándate con cuidado take care, be careful 2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse): ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino pluralgait, walk
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing ' andar' also found in these entries: Spanish: andares - bicicleta - boca - casa - cien - dinero - echar - escasa - escaso - gatas - greña - holgada - holgado - juego - peculiar - puntilla - reconocer - soltarse - tienta - torpe - torpeza - anduve - bien - caballo - caminar - cojo - compañía - corto - descaminado - desgarbado - gata - gatear - mal - nube - ojo - paso English: ambulatory - badly - barefoot - blunder - bustle - crawl - down - drag - even - gait - grope - heavily - large - loose - mooch - mope about - mope around - move about - move around - pad about - pad around - pick - plod - pound - prance - pressed - pussyfoot - run - scramble - short - slouch - slouch about - slouch around - slow - stall - steadily - stoop - stride - tiptoe - toddler - tout - tramp - trek - trip along - upright - waddle - walk - walking pace - walking shoes - blink
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