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hovel

/ˈhʌv.əl/

/ˈhɑv.əl/

Translations

hovelnoun

hovels

/ˈhʌv.əl/

/ˈhɑv.əl/

лачуга

The family lived in a small hovel on the outskirts of the city.

Семья жила в маленькой лачуге на окраине города.

хибара

He found shelter in a dilapidated hovel during the storm.

Он нашел укрытие в ветхой хибаре во время шторма.

Additional translations

убогое жилище

Synonyms

Antonyms

hovelverb

hoveled

Past Simple

hoveled

Past Participle

hoveling

Gerund

/ˈhɒv.əl/

/ˈhʌv.əl/

жить в лачуге

They had to hovel in a small, rundown cabin during the winter.

Им пришлось жить в лачуге в маленькой, обветшалой хижине зимой.

Synonyms

take shelter

Definitions

hovelnoun

A small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.

The family lived in a hovel on the outskirts of the city, struggling to make ends meet.

An open shed or outbuilding, used for sheltering animals or storing supplies.

The farmer kept his tools in a hovel behind the barn.

hovelverb

To shelter or lodge in a small, squalid, or simply constructed dwelling.

During the storm, they hovelled in a makeshift hut until it passed.

To place or confine (livestock) in a shed or shelter.

The farmer hovelled the sheep inside before the cold night set in.