slouch

slouch  (slouch)

v. slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es

v.intr.

1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture.

2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.

v.tr.

To cause to droop; stoop.

n.

1. An awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture or gait.

2. Slang An awkward, lazy, or inept person: good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either.

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sloucher n.

slouchi·ly adv.

slouchi·ness n.

slouchy adj.

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slouch [slaʊtʃ]

vb

1. (intr) to sit or stand with a drooping bearing

2. (intr) to walk or move with an awkward slovenly gait

3. (tr) to cause (the shoulders) to droop

n

1. a drooping carriage

2. (usually used in negative constructions) Informal an incompetent or slovenly person he's no slouch at football

[of unknown origin]

sloucher  n

slouching  adj

slouchingly  adv

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Slouch of models:—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slouch - an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball" incompetent, incompetent person - someone who is not competent to take effective action
	2.	slouch - a stooping carriage in standing and walking posture, carriage, bearing - characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
Verb	1.	slouch - assume a drooping posture or carriage slump droop, sag, swag, flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
	2.	slouch - walk slovenly walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

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slouch

verb lounge, slump, flop, sprawl, stoop, droop, loll, lean She had recently begun to slouch over her typewriter.

Translations

slouch [slaʊtʃ]

A. N

1. to walk with a slouch → andar con un aire gacho

2. he's no slouch (in skill) → no es ningún principiante; (at work) → no es ningún vago
he's no slouch in the kitchen → tiene buena mano para cocina

B. VI (walking) → andar desgarbado
to slouch in a chair → repantigarse en un sillón
he was slouched over his desk → estaba inclinado sobre su mesa de trabajo en postura desgarbada

C. CPD slouch hat N → sombrero m flexible

slouch about slouch around VI + ADV

1. → andar desgarbado; (aimlessly) → andar de un lado para otro(sin saber qué hacer)

2. (fig) (= laze around) → gandulear, golfear

slouch along VI + ADV = slouch about, slouch around 1

slouch off VI + ADV → irse cabizbajo, alejarse con un aire gacho

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slouch [ˈslaʊtʃ]

vi (= have bad posture) → avoir le dos rond, être voûté(e)

slouch about

slouch around vi → traîner à ne rien faire

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slouch

n

(= posture) → krumme Haltung; (of shoulders) → Hängen nt; (= gait) → latschiger Gang (inf); to walk with a slouch → latschen, latschig gehen (inf)

(inf: = incompetent or lazy person) → Niete f (inf); to be no slouch at something → etw ganz schön gut können (inf)

vi (= stand, sit) → herumhängen, sich lümmeln (inf); (= move) → latschen; to slouch off → davonzockeln (inf); he was slouched over his desk → er hing über seinem Schreibtisch, er war über seinen Schreibtisch gebeugt; he sat slouched on a chair → er hing auf einem Stuhl

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slouch [slaʊtʃ]

1. vi (when walking) → camminare dinoccolato/a
don't slouch! → raddrizza la schiena!, non stare con la schiena curva!
to slouch in/out → trascinarsi dentro/fuori
she was slouched in the chair → era stravaccata nella poltrona

2. n to be no slouch at sth (fam) → cavarsela benino in qc

slouch about slouch around vi + adv (laze) → oziare

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slouch [slaʊtʃ]

1. vi (when walking) → camminare dinoccolato/a
don't slouch! → raddrizza la schiena!, non stare con la schiena curva!
to slouch in/out → trascinarsi dentro/fuori
she was slouched in the chair → era stravaccata nella poltrona

2. n to be no slouch at sth (fam) → cavarsela benino in qc

slouch about slouch around vi + adv (laze) → oziare

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slouch

v slouch [slautʃ]

to sit, move or walk with shoulders rounded and head hanging He slouched sulkily out of the room; He was slouching in an armchair. sitlê يَمْشي بِتَراخٍ мъкна (се) jít/sedět shrbeně sjoske; sidde henslængt krumm sitzen, gehen καμπουριάζω, περπατάω ή στέκομαι σκυφτά, τεμπέλικα andar con un aire gacho, andar desgarbado löntsima, kössis istuma قوز كردن kyyhöttää, laahustaa être affalé; traîner les pieds לַנוּע בְּרִפיוֹן भद्देपन से चलना nemarno se držati (hodati, sjediti), vući se lomhán csoszog; hanyagul ül bersikap lesu sitja/ganga/standa hokinn stravaccarsi, (camminare dinoccolato) 前かがみになる 몸을 구부정하게 하게하고 걷거나 앉다 būti sudribusiam, gūrinti, kūprinti būt/iet sakumpušam membongkok slungelig lopen, hangen sitte/gå lutende iść/siedzieć w opuszczoną głową molengar a se pleoşti; a se moleşi сутулиться, горбиться chodiť / sedieť zhrbene; hrbiť sa sedeti kot kup nesreče poguriti se gå (sitta, stå) hopsjunken นั่ง ยืน หรือเดินหลังโกง kamburunu çıkararak oturmak/yürümek 無精打采地走(坐) сутулитися, горбитися ڈھیلا ڈھالا، جھکا جھکا چلنا یا بیٹھنا đi vai thõng xuống 无精打采地走（坐）