verb🔗ShareSe voûter, se courberTo bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders."The student was hunching over his desk, trying to hide his test from the person next to him. "L'élève était penché sur son bureau, essayant de cacher son test à la personne à côté de lui.bodyactionphysiologyappearanceChat 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.bodyactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher en se voûtant, se courberTo walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders."The boy was hunching down the hallway, trying to avoid being seen by the principal. "Le garçon marchait en se voûtant dans le couloir, essayant d'éviter d'être vu par le principal.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVoûter, courberTo thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back."She was hunching over her desk, trying to finish her homework before dinner. "Elle était voûtée sur son bureau, essayant de finir ses devoirs avant le dîner.bodyactionappearancephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBousculer, heurterTo push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone)."The crowded commuters were hunching each other as they tried to get onto the train. "Les navetteurs bondés se bousculaient pour essayer de monter dans le train.actionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePressentir, avoir une intuitionTo have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.""Seeing the rain clouds gather, I was hunching that the picnic would be cancelled." "En voyant les nuages de pluie s'amonceler, je pressentais que le pique-nique serait annulé.mindactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAction de se voûter, courberThe motion by which something is hunched."The student's hunched posture was corrected by the teacher, improving their spine. "La posture voûtée de l'élève a été corrigée par le professeur, améliorant ainsi sa colonne vertébrale.bodyactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
