squat

squat
I 1. [skwɒt]
nome
1) (position) posizione f. accovacciata
2) colloq. (home) = locale abitato abusivamente
2.
aggettivo [person] tozzo, tarchiato; [object, structure] tozzo
II [skwɒt]
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-) colloq.
1) (crouch) accovacciarsi
2) (anche squat down) chinarsi, piegarsi
3) (inhabit)

to squat in — abitare abusivamente in [building]

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[skwot] 1. past tense, past participle - squatted; verb
(to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position: The beggar squatted all day in the market place.) accovacciarsi
2. adjective
(short and fat; dumpy: a squat little man; an ugly, squat building.) tarchiato
* * *
[skwɒt]
1. adj, -ter comp -test superl
(person) tarchiato (-a), tozzo (-a), (building, shape etc) tozzo (-a)
2. vi
1) (also: squat down) accovacciarsi, acquattarsi

he squatted to examine the footprints — si accovacciò per esaminare le impronte

2) (on property) occupare abusivamente

to squat in a house — occupare abusivamente una casa

3. n
(fam: house) casa occupata
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squat /skwɒt/
A a.
1 (pred.) accosciato; accoccolato; accovacciato; rannicchiato
2 tarchiato; tozzo; atticciato: a squat house, una casa tozza
B n.
1 posizione accovacciata, accucciata
2 [u] occupazione abusiva (di suolo o case)
3 individuo tarchiato (o tozzo)
4 casa occupata
5 (slang USA) niente; nulla: little more than squat, poco o nulla
● (slang USA) the hot squat, la sedia elettrica □ (volg.) to take a squat, accovacciarsi; defecare; (di donna, anche) urinare.
(to) squat /skwɒt/
v. i.
1 (anche to squat down) accosciarsi; accoccolarsi; accovacciarsi; rannicchiarsi; stare accovacciato (o rannicchiato)
2 (d'animale) acquattarsi; accucciarsi; stare a cuccia
3 (fam.) sedersi; mettersi a sedere
4 occupare abusivamente suolo pubblico (o case altrui); essere uno ► «squatter» (def. 2)
● to squat oneself, accosciarsi; accoccolarsi; accovacciarsi.
* * *
I 1. [skwɒt]
nome
1) (position) posizione f. accovacciata
2) colloq. (home) = locale abitato abusivamente
2.
aggettivo [person] tozzo, tarchiato; [object, structure] tozzo
II [skwɒt]
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-) colloq.
1) (crouch) accovacciarsi
2) (anche squat down) chinarsi, piegarsi
3) (inhabit)

to squat in — abitare abusivamente in [building]


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