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stoopedadjective
more stooped
Comp.
most stooped
Super.
UK
/stuːpt/
US
/stupt/
The old man walked with a stooped posture, leaning heavily on his cane.
Le vieil homme marchait avec une posture voûtée, s’appuyant lourdement sur sa canne.
Additional translations
courbéPlus général; peut s’employer pour une posture légèrement penchée.
Synonyms
hunched
stooping
slouched
crouched
bent
stoopedpast participle
UK
/stuːpt/
US
/stupt/
Functions as a participial adjective derived from the verb 'stoop'.
Years of working at the loom left her permanently stooped.
Des années de travail au métier à tisser l’avaient laissée définitivement voûtée.
Additional translations
courbéPlus neutre ou descriptif; convient à une position penchée du dos ou des épaules.
stoopverb

stooped

Past Simple

stooped
Past Simple
stooped
Past Participle
stooping
Gerund
UK
/stuːp/
US
/stuːp/
s'abaisserS'avilir en descendant de rang, de dignité ou de statut.
The king stooped to address the concerns of the common people.
Le roi s'est abaissé pour répondre aux préoccupations du peuple.
se pencherSe courber vers l'avant.
She stooped to pick up the fallen book.
Elle s'est penchée pour ramasser le livre tombé.
se rabaisserAu sens moral.
He would never stoop to cheating, no matter how desperate he was.
Il ne se rabaisserait jamais à tricher, même dans le plus grand désespoir.
piquerEn parlant d'un oiseau de proie.
The peregrine falcon stooped at incredible speed to seize its target.
Le faucon pèlerin a piqué à une vitesse incroyable pour saisir sa proie.
Synonyms
bend
lean
hunch
slouch
stoop down
bow
descend

Definitions

stoopedadjective
Having a bent or hunched posture, often due to age or physical condition.
The old man walked with a stooped posture, leaning heavily on his cane.
stoopedpast participle
Bent forward at the waist or shoulders as a result of habit, age, or physical condition.
Years of working at the loom left her permanently stooped.
stoopverb
To bend one's head or body forward and downward.
She stooped to pick up the fallen book.
To lower one's moral standards by doing something considered beneath one's dignity.
He would never stoop to cheating, no matter how desperate he was.
To descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status.
The king stooped to address the concerns of the common people.
Of a bird of prey, to swoop down on prey in a rapid dive.
The peregrine falcon stooped at incredible speed to seize its target.
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