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stoop

UK
/stuːp/
US
/stuːp/
stoop down
stoop over

Translations

stoopnoun
stoops
pl
UK
/stuːp/
US
/stuːp/
perronAméricain.
She sat on the stoop, watching the children play in the street.
Elle s'est assise sur le perron, regardant les enfants jouer dans la rue.
piquéEn parlant d'un oiseau de proie.
The falcon folded its wings for a deadly stoop toward the rabbit below.
Le faucon replia ses ailes pour un piqué mortel vers le lapin en contrebas.
Additional translations
voûturePour une posture naturellement voûtée du dos.
Synonyms
hunch
bend
sag
stoop-shouldered
slouch
stoopverb
stooped
Past Simple
stooped
Past Participle
stooping
Gerund
UK
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US
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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.
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.
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.
Synonyms
lean
hunch
slouch
stoop down
bow
descend
bend
stoopadjective
more stoop
Comp.
most stoop
Super.
UK
/stuːp/
US
/stuːp/
Used chiefly attributively, e.g. "stoop labor", describing work that requires bending.
penchéSurtout dans l'expression stoop labor.
Seasonal workers often perform arduous stoop labor in the fields.
Les travailleurs saisonniers effectuent souvent un pénible travail penché dans les champs.

Definitions

stoopnoun
A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
She sat on the stoop, watching the children play in the street.
A posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forward.
His stoop was noticeable as he walked down the hallway.
A swift dive or swoop made by a bird of prey when attacking.
The falcon folded its wings for a deadly stoop toward the rabbit below.
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.
stoopadjective
Involving or requiring one to work while bent over; relating to a stooping posture (chiefly attributive).
Seasonal workers often perform arduous stoop labor in the fields.
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