verb🔗ShareSe voûter, se courberTo bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders."The student hunched over his desk, trying to finish his homework before class. "L'élève était penché sur son bureau, essayant de finir ses devoirs avant le cours.bodyactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe voûter, se courberTo raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up)."He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground."Il a haussé les épaules et a regardé le sol.bodyphysiologyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher voûtéTo walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders."She hunched her shoulders and hurried home in the cold rain. "Elle a marché voûtée et s'est empressée de rentrer chez elle sous la pluie froide.bodyactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVoûter, courberTo thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back."After a long day at the computer, she hunched her shoulders forward and stretched her back. "Après une longue journée devant l'ordinateur, elle a voûté les épaules en avant et étiré son dos.bodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBousculer, heurterTo push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone)."The crowded students hunched each other good-naturedly while waiting in line for lunch. "Les étudiants entassés se bousculaient bon enfant en attendant dans la file pour le déjeuner.actionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePressentir, avoir une intuitionTo have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess."I hunched that my sister was planning a surprise party for me because she kept whispering on the phone. "J'ai pressenti que ma sœur préparait une fête surprise pour moi parce qu'elle n'arrêtait pas de chuchoter au téléphone.bodyactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
