hunker

• S'accroupir ou adopter une position basse et stable, souvent pour se protéger ou assurer sa stabilité, ou s'installer confortablement dans un endroit.

To crouch or settle into a low, sturdy position, often for stability or protection.

1. Sit on one's heelsC1informal

   To crouch down on the lower legs, balancing on the balls of the feet with the heels lifted, or to sit in a deep squat.

   S'accroupir sur ses talons

   • He hunkered down to examine the tracks on the ground.
   • The children hunkered in the corner to play marbles.
   • We hunkered by the campfire to keep warm.
   • She hunkered over her gardening work, weeding the flowerbed.

   Synonymescrouchhunchsquatstoop

   Antonymesextendrisestandstraightenstretch

Variantes phrasalhunker down