hunkering

UK
/ˈhʌŋ.kər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌŋ.kɚ.ɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

hunkeringsubstantiv
repliSe dit d’une période de mise à l’abri ou de retrait prudent, notamment en cas de danger ou de mauvais temps.
Their long hunkering during the storm kept them safe.
Leur long repli pendant la tempête les a mis en sécurité.
Prolonged hunkering can make your legs ache.
Un accroupissement prolongé peut vous faire mal aux jambes.
hunkeringgerundium / partizip präsens
UK
/ˈhʌŋkərɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌŋkɚɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is crouched or squatting.
accroupiPosition basse, le corps replié ou courbé.
A hunkering figure waited in the shadows.
Une silhouette accroupie attendait dans l’ombre.
hunkerverb

hunkering

Gerundium

hunkered
Präteritum
hunkered
Partizip Perfekt
hunkering
Gerundium
UK
/ˈhʌŋ.kə/
US
/ˈhʌŋ.kɚ/
The children hunkered behind the bushes to hide from their friends during the game.
Les enfants se sont accroupis derrière les buissons pour se cacher de leurs amis pendant le jeu.
se retrancher
As the storm approached, the family decided to hunker down in their basement until it passed.
À l'approche de la tempête, la famille a décidé de se retrancher dans sa cave jusqu'à ce qu'elle passe.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
se mettre sérieusement au travail

Definitionen

hunkeringsubstantiv
The act of crouching or squatting down low.
Prolonged hunkering can make your legs ache.
A period of taking shelter or keeping a low profile, especially during danger or bad weather.
Their long hunkering during the storm kept them safe.
hunkeringgerundium / partizip präsens
Crouched or squatting; in a low, hunched position.
A hunkering figure waited in the shadows.
hunkerverb
To squat or crouch down low.
The children hunkered down behind the bushes to hide from their friends during the game.
To settle in or dig in for a sustained period.
As the storm approached, the family decided to hunker down in their basement until it passed.
To concentrate seriously on a task; to apply oneself with sustained effort (usually with down).
I’ll need to hunker down and finish this report tonight.