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hunched adj [figure, person] voûté ; [back] voûté ; [shoulders] rentré ; he was hunched up in the corner il était tassé dans le coin. -
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(with one's back and shoulders bent forward: He sat hunched up near the fire.) voûté -
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hunch [hʌnt∫]2. noun( = premonition) (inf) pressentiment m• to have a hunch that... avoir l'impression que...* * *[hʌntʃ] 1.noun intuition f2.transitive verb3. -
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hunch [hʌntʃ]1 noun∎ I have a hunch we'll meet again j'ai comme un pressentiment que nous nous reverrons;∎ to play or to follow one's hunch suivre son intuition;∎ to act on a hunch suivre son instinct;∎ my hunch paid off, he was there mon intuition s'est vérifiée, il était là;∎ it's only a hunch c'est une idée que j'ai∎ to hunch one's back arrondir le dos;∎ to hunch one's shoulders voûter les épaules;∎ he was hunched against the cold il se recroquevillait sur lui-même pour se protéger du froid;∎ don't hunch (up) your shoulders like that! ne rentre pas la tête dans les épaules comme ça!
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