verb🔗ShareS'accroupirTo bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet."The gardener was squatting to pull weeds from the flower bed. "Le jardinier était accroupi pour arracher les mauvaises herbes du parterre de fleurs.bodyactionphysiologysportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accroupir, faire des squats(exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee."The gym instructor told us to keep squatting until our legs felt tired. "L'instructeur de gym nous a dit de faire des squats jusqu'à ce que nos jambes soient fatiguées.bodysportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOccuper illégalement, squatterTo occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.""Because the building was abandoned, homeless people were squatting there." "Comme le bâtiment était abandonné, des sans-abri l'occupaient illégalement.propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accroupir, se tapirTo sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit."The hiker, seeing a bear in the distance, started squatting behind a large rock to make himself less visible. "Le randonneur, voyant un ours au loin, a commencé à s'accroupir derrière un gros rocher pour se rendre moins visible.bodyactionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcraser, aplatirTo bruise or flatten by a fall; to squash."The toddler accidentally sat on his toy car, squatting it and breaking the wheel. "Le jeune enfant s'est accidentellement assis sur sa voiture jouet, l'écrasant et cassant la roue.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccroupissementThe posture of one who squats."The child's squatting beside the sandbox allowed her to easily build her sandcastle. "L'accroupissement de l'enfant à côté du bac à sable lui a permis de construire facilement son château de sable.bodyactionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOccupation illégale, squatThe act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner."The abandoned house down the street is known for squatting, with people living there illegally without the owner's consent. "La maison abandonnée en bas de la rue est connue pour le squat, avec des gens qui y vivent illégalement sans le consentement du propriétaire.propertylawbuildingsocietypoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
