slouch (redirected from slouches)

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）