hunker down

• Verbe à particule signifiant s'installer dans une position pour une longue durée, souvent pour se protéger ou se préparer à une situation difficile.

A phrasal verb meaning to settle into a position, often for a long period, or to prepare for a difficult situation.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Squat or crouchinformal

   To bend one's knees and sit back on one's heels, often for stability or protection.

   S'accroupir

   • The soldiers hunkered down behind the wall during the attack.
   • She hunkered down to tie her shoelaces.
   • The children hunkered down in the corner during the storm.

   Synonymescrouchhunchsquatstoop

   Antonymesextendstandstraightenstretch

2. Prepare for a difficult situationinformal

   To settle in and prepare to endure a challenging or dangerous period.

   se préparer à affronter une situation difficile

   • We hunkered down at home during the blizzard.
   • The company hunkered down to survive the economic downturn.
   • They hunkered down for a long negotiation session.

   Synonymesbracedig inprepare

Verbe de basehunker