crouch

s'accroupir

Plier les genoux pour abaisser le corps près du sol.

En anglais simple : To bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground.

• Crouch down beside me.
• She crouched to examine the tiny flower.
• The children were crouching behind the sofa.

Comment l'utiliser : crouch down (Crouch down so I can see over you.); crouch behind something (We crouched behind the wall.)

Synonymes : squat, hunker down

Expressions courantes : crouch down, crouch behind something, crouch beside someone

position accroupie

Position où les genoux sont pliés et le corps est près du sol.

En anglais simple : A low body position with your knees bent.

• The cat waited in a crouch.
• He rose slowly from his crouch.
• She held a low crouch behind the rocks.

Comment l'utiliser : in a crouch (The goalkeeper waited in a crouch.)

Synonymes : squat

Expressions courantes : in a crouch, low crouch, deep crouch