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1 ducken
I v/t1. (den Kopf) duck2. fig. pej. (jemanden) put s.o. down, humiliateII v/refl1. duck; vor Angst: cower, cringe; sich zum Sprung ducken crouch ready to spring; sich vor einem Schlag ducken dodge a blow, duck to avoid a blow* * *sich duckento cringe* * *dụ|cken ['dʊkn]1. vrto duck; (fig pej) to cringe, to cower; (fig Bäume, Häuser) to nestlesich in eine Ecke/hinter eine Deckung ducken — to duck or dodge into a corner/behind cover
See:→ auch geduckt2. vtKopf, Menschen to duck; (fig) to humiliate3. vi (fig pej)to cower* * *du·cken[ˈdʊkn̩]I. vr1. (sich rasch bücken)den Kopf \ducken to duck [or lower] one's headdas Kind duckte sich ängstlich in eine Ecke the child cowered in a corner2. (den Kopf einziehen)II. vt1. (einziehen)▪ etw \ducken to duck sthden Kopf \ducken to duck [or lower] one's head2. (unterdrücken)▪ jdn \ducken to oppress sb* * *1.reflexives Verb duck; (vor Angst) cower2. 3.intransitives Verb humble oneself* * *A. v/t1. (den Kopf) duck2. fig pej (jemanden) put sb down, humiliateB. v/r1. duck; vor Angst: cower, cringe;sich zum Sprung ducken crouch ready to spring;sich vor einem Schlag ducken dodge a blow, duck to avoid a blow2. fig knuckle under (vor +dat to)* * *1.reflexives Verb duck; (vor Angst) cower2. 3.intransitives Verb humble oneself -
2 kauern
* * *to cower; to crouch; to squat;sich kauernto crouch* * *kau|ern ['kauɐn]vir(vi auch aux sein) to crouch (down); (ängstlich) to cower; (Schutz suchend) to be huddled (up)* * *1) (to draw back and crouch in fear: He was cowering away from the fierce dog.) cower2) (to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position: The beggar squatted all day in the market place.) squat* * *kau·ern[ˈkauɐn]I. vi Hilfsverb: sein▪ irgendwo \kauern to be huddled [up] somewheresie kauerten rund um das Feuer they were huddled around the fireII. vr Hilfsverb: haben* * *intransitives, reflexives Verb crouch [down]; (ängstlich) cower* * *kauern v/i & v/r:* * *intransitives, reflexives Verb crouch [down]; (ängstlich) cower* * *v.to cower v.to crouch v.to huddle v.to hunch up v.to squat v. -
3 zusammenkauern
v/refl (trennb., hat -ge-)2. mehrere: huddle together* * *zu|sạm|men|kau|ernvr sep(vor Kälte) to huddle together; (vor Angst) to cower* * *zusammenkauern v/r (trennb, hat -ge-)2. mehrere: huddle together* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to huddle up v. -
4 hocken
I v/i1. (hat/ südd., österr., schw. ist gehockt) squat, crouch; Huhn, Vogel: perch2. (hat/ südd., österr., schw. ist); umg. (sitzen) sit; untätig: sit around; über den Büchern hocken be poring over one’s books; hocken bleiben Schüler: have to repeat a year3. (ist) springen: perform a squat vault ( über + Akk over); über den Kasten hocken SPORT perform a squat vault over the boxII v/refl (hat)1. squat down2. umg. (sich setzen) plonk (Am. plop) o.s. down* * *to squat; to cower; to crouch* * *họ|cken ['hɔkn]1) (= in der Hocke sitzen) to squat, to crouch2) (inf = sitzen) to sit; (auf Hocker) to perch4) (SPORT)übers Pferd hocken — to squat-vault over the horse
2. vr1) (= in Hockstellung gehen) to squat2) (inf = sich setzen) to sit down, to plonk oneself down (inf)* * *(to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) crouch* * *ho·cken[ˈhɔkn̩]I. visie hockte gebückt vor dem Feuer, um sich zu wärmen she crouched over the fire to get warmhock nicht so krumm am Tisch! don't slouch at the table!hock dich hin, hier ist noch Platz! plonk fam yourself down, there's room for you here* * *1.intransitives Verb1) mit haben od. (südd.) sein squat; crouch2.reflexives Verb1) crouch down; squat [down]2) (südd.): (sich setzen) sit down* * *A. v/i1. (hat/südd, österr, schweiz ist gehockt) squat, crouch; Huhn, Vogel: perchüber den Büchern hocken be poring over one’s books;hocken bleiben Schüler: have to repeat a year3. (ist) springen: perform a squat vault (über +akk over);über den Kasten hocken SPORT perform a squat vault over the boxB. v/r (hat)1. squat down2. umg (sich setzen) plonk (US plop) o.s. down* * *1.intransitives Verb1) mit haben od. (südd.) sein squat; crouch2.reflexives Verb1) crouch down; squat [down]2) (südd.): (sich setzen) sit down* * *adj.squat adj. v.to cower v.to crouch v. -
5 hinkauern
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6 niederkauern
v/refl (trennb., hat -ge-) crouch (down)* * *nie|der|kau|ernvir(vi: aux sein) to crouch or cower down* * * -
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8 hocken
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9 kauern
1. to cower2. to crouch3. to huddle4. to squat -
10 ducken
- {to down} đặt xuống, hạ xuống, bỏ xuống, đánh gục, đánh ngã, hạ, bắn rơi - {to duck} lặn, ngụp lặn, cúi nhanh, cúi thình lình, dìm xuống nước = sich ducken {to cower; to crouch}+ = sich ducken [vor] {to cringe [to]}+ = sich ducken (Tier) {to couch}+ -
11 kauern
- {to couch} động tính từ quá khứ) nằm xuống, nằm dài ra, diễn đạt, diễn tả, ẩn, che đậy, đánh màng, đánh mộng, đặt ngang, rải ủ cho nẩy mầm, nằm, ẩn náu, núp trốn, nằm phục kích - {to cower} ngồi co rúm lại, nằm co, thu mình lại - {to crouch} thu mình lấy đà, né, núp, cúi mình, luồn cúi
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