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• olla kumaraselkäinen• nöyrtyä• alentua• kallistaa• taivuttaa• kumartua• kuisti• kumaraselkäisyys• kumara asento• kyyristyä• kyyristää• käydä kumarassa• köyristää• koukistua* * *stu:p 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) kumartua2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) alentua2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) kumara asento- stooped
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stoop´er — stoop 1 «stoop», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to bend forward: »He stooped to pick up the money. She stoops over her work. 2. to carry the head and shoulders bent forward: »The old man stoops. 3. (of trees, precipices, or other natural outgrowths) to… … Useful english dictionary
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stoop down — ˌstoop ˈdown [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stoop down he/she/it stoops down present participle stooping down past tense … Useful english dictionary
stoop to — verb make concessions to (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑patronize, ↑patronise, ↑condescend • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP … Useful english dictionary
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stoop — 1 verb (I) 1 also stoop down to bend your body forwards and down: The doorway was so low that Martin had to stoop to go in. 2 to stand with your back and shoulders bent forwards stoop to sth phrasal verb (T) to do something, even though you know… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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stoop — I. /stup / (say stoohp) verb (i) 1. to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forwards and downwards from an erect position: to stoop over a desk. 2. to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forwards: to stoop from age. 3. to …
stoop — 1. verb 1) she stooped to pick up the pen Syn: bend (over/down), lean over/down, crouch (down) 2) he stooped his head Syn: lower, bend, incline, bow, duck 3) he stoops when he walks … Thesaurus of popular words
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