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1 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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2 squat
A n1 ( position) position f accroupie ;2 ○ ( home) squat ○ m.1 ( crouch) être accroupi ;2 ( also squat down) s'accroupir ; -
3 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 -
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[skwot] 1. past tense, past participle - squatted; verb(to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position: The beggar squatted all day in the market place.) s'accroupir2. adjective(short and fat; dumpy: a squat little man; an ugly, squat building.) courtaud, trapu -
5 COTOTZOA
cototzoa > cototzoh.*\COTOTZOA v.réfl., s'accroupir, asseoir sur les jambes.Esp., ponerse de cuclillas (M).Angl., to squat down (K).*\COTOTZOA v.réfl., se rétrécir, en parlant d'une chose.Esp., encogerse o encaramarse (M).Angl., for something to shorten, shrink (K):*\COTOTZOA v.t. tla-., plier, replier, plisser une chose.Esp., encoger la costura (M).Angl., to lengthen or shorten something (K). -
6 haunch
haunch [hɔ:ntʃ]1 noun(b) (of human) hanche f;∎ to squat down on one's haunches s'accroupir(of animal) arrière-train m, derrière m -
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.
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ˌsquat ˈdown — phrasal verb same as squat … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
squat — [[t]skwɒ̱t[/t]] squats, squatting, squatted 1) VERB If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees... We squatted beside the pool and watched the… … English dictionary
squat — squat1 [skɔwt US skwa:t] v past tense and past participle squatted present participle squatting ↑jeans [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esquatir, from quatir [i] to press , from Vulgar Latin coactire to press together , from Latin cogere;… … Dictionary of contemporary English
squat — I UK [skwɒt] / US [skwɑt] verb [intransitive] Word forms squat : present tense I/you/we/they squat he/she/it squats present participle squatting past tense squatted past participle squatted * 1) squat or squat down to bend your knees and lower… … English dictionary
squat — squat1 [ skwat ] verb * 1. ) squat or squat down intransitive to bend your knees and lower yourself towards the ground so that you balance on your feet: CROUCH 2. ) intransitive or transitive to live in a place without permission and without… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
squat — 1 verb squatted, squatting (I) 1 also squat down to sit with your knees bent under you, your bottom off the ground, and balancing on your feet (+ on/behind/in etc): Parsons squatted down beside the footprints to get a better look. 2 to live in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
squat — [skwɒt] verb [I] I 1) to bend your knees and lower yourself towards the ground so that you balance on your feet Syn: crouch 2) to live in a place without permission and without paying the owner • squat down II noun [C] British squat [skwɒt] a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Squat — Squat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squatted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squatting}.] [OE. squatten to crush, OF. esquater, esquatir (cf. It. quatto squat, cowering), perhaps fr. L. ex + coactus, p. p. of cogere to drive or urge together. See {Cogent}, {Squash},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squat — (v.) early 15c., crouch on the heels, from O.Fr. esquatir press down, lay flat, crush, from es out (from L. ex ) + O.Fr. quatir press down, flatten, from V.L. *coactire press together, force, from L. coactus, pp. of cogere to compel, curdle,… … Etymology dictionary
squat — [adj] short and stocky broad, chunky, dumpy*, fat, heavy, heavyset, splay, thick, thick bodied, thickset; concepts 491,773,779 Ant. lanky, skinny, slender, tall, thin squat [v] lower body by bending knees bow, cower, crouch, hunch, hunker down,… … New thesaurus
Squat (exercise) — The squat is a lower body exercise used in strength training. It is also a competitive lift in powerlifting and an essential movement in the sport of weightlifting. The exercise s main emphasis is on the quadriceps and the glutes, but it also… … Wikipedia