huddle

apiñarse, acurrucarse

Reunirse muy cerca unos de otros, a menudo para darse calor o por miedo.

En inglés sencillo: To gather very close together, often for warmth or because you are afraid.

• We huddled together to stay warm.
• The sheep huddle near the wall in bad weather.
• Everyone was huddling around the heater.

Cómo se usa: huddle around someone/something (We huddled around the small fire.); huddle together (The children huddled together under a blanket.)

Sinónimos: crowd together, cluster

Antónimos: scatter, disperse

Expresiones frecuentes: huddle together, huddle around something, huddle for warmth

acurrucarse, encogerse

Doblarse hacia delante, acercando las rodillas y los brazos al cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: To pull your knees and arms close to your body and bend forward.

• He huddled up under the blanket.
• She huddled in a corner, hugging her knees.
• The frightened boy was huddling on the floor.

Cómo se usa: huddle up (She huddled up with her knees against her chest.)

Sinónimos: curl up, crouch

Antónimos: stretch out

Expresiones frecuentes: huddle up, huddle under something, huddle in something

corrillo, grupo apiñado

Grupo de personas que están de pie o sentadas muy juntas.

En inglés sencillo: A group of people standing or sitting very close together.

• They stood in a huddle.
• A huddle of tourists blocked the doorway.
• The children formed a tight huddle to keep warm.

Cómo se usa: a huddle of people (A huddle of children waited by the gate.)

Sinónimos: cluster, knot

Expresiones frecuentes: in a huddle, tight huddle, huddle of people

reunión del equipo

Reunión breve durante un partido en la que los jugadores se juntan para planear la siguiente jugada.

En inglés sencillo: A short meeting where players gather closely to plan their next move during a game.

• The players formed a huddle.
• The quarterback explained the next play in the huddle.
• They broke the huddle and returned to their positions.

Sinónimos: team meeting

Expresiones frecuentes: team huddle, break the huddle, in the huddle