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squat

UK
/skwɒt/
US
/skwɑt/
squat down

Translations

squatnoun
squats
pl
UK
/skwɒt/
US
/skwɑt/
squatSport et fitness.
She added squats to her workout to strengthen her legs.
Elle a ajouté des squats à son entraînement pour renforcer ses jambes.
He held a squat for several minutes during the exercise routine.
Il a maintenu un accroupissement pendant plusieurs minutes durant la séance d'exercice.
squatOccupation illégale d'un bâtiment ou d'un terrain.
The old factory had become a squat for several homeless families.
L'ancienne usine était devenue un squat pour plusieurs familles sans abri.
Additional translations
rienFamilier, surtout dans les tournures négatives.
Synonyms
bend
stoop
diminutive
crouch
hunch
squatverb
squatted
Past Simple
squatted
Past Participle
squatting
Gerund
UK
/skwɒt/
US
/skwɑːt/
She squatted down to pick up the fallen book.
Elle s'est accroupie pour ramasser le livre tombé.
squatterOccupation illégale d'un lieu.
The group decided to squat in the abandoned house until they could find a permanent place to stay.
Le groupe a décidé de squatter la maison abandonnée jusqu'à ce qu'il trouve un logement permanent.
Synonyms
bend down
stoop
crouch
hunker
d squat
squatadjective
squatter
Comp.
squattest
Super.
UK
/skwɒt/
US
/skwɑt/
The squat building was barely visible behind the tall trees.
Le bâtiment trapu était à peine visible derrière les grands arbres.
Synonyms
chunky
broad
short
stocky
stout

Definitions

squatnoun
A position in which one's knees are bent and one's heels are close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs.
He held a squat for several minutes during the exercise routine.
A building occupied by people living in it without the legal right to do so.
The old factory had become a squat for several homeless families.
A type of exercise that involves bending the knees and lowering the body as if sitting, then returning to a standing position.
She added squats to her workout to strengthen her legs.
Nothing at all; a negligible or zero amount (usually in negative constructions, informal).
He doesn't know squat about fixing cars.
squatverb
To crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs.
She squatted down to pick up the fallen book.
To unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or unused land.
The group decided to squat in the abandoned house until they could find a permanent place to stay.
To perform a type of exercise where one lowers their body from a standing position by bending the knees and then returns to standing.
He squats every morning as part of his workout routine.
squatadjective
Short and thickset; disproportionately wide or broad in relation to height.
The squat building was barely visible behind the tall trees.
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