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hunker

/ˈhʌŋ.kə/

/ˈhʌŋ.kɚ/

Translations

hunkerverb

hunkered

Past Simple

hunkered

Past Participle

hunkering

Gerund

/ˈhʌŋ.kə/

/ˈhʌŋ.kɚ/

s'accroupir

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.

Additional translations

se mettre sérieusement au travail

Synonyms

hunkernoun

hunkers

/ˈhʌŋ.kə/

/ˈhʌŋ.kɚ/

Dialectal (chiefly Scottish/Irish, usually plural) ‘haunches’; also historical U.S. politics ‘a conservative person’.

conservateurSens historique américain, surtout au pluriel.

The hunkers in the legislature opposed every progressive measure proposed.

Les conservateurs de la législature s'opposaient à toute mesure progressiste proposée.

les hanchesS'emploie surtout au pluriel pour désigner les haunches.

She lowered herself onto her hunkers to examine the seedlings.

Elle s'est accroupie sur les hanches pour examiner les jeunes pousses.

Synonyms

Definitions

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.

hunkernoun

(chiefly plural) The haunches or the position of squatting on the heels.

She lowered herself onto her hunkers to examine the seedlings.

(historical, chiefly US) A politically or socially conservative person; a supporter of maintaining the status quo.

The hunkers in the legislature opposed every progressive measure proposed.