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Principal Translations |
slouch⇒ vi | (body: drooped posture) | andar encorvado vi + adj |
| | andar desgarbado vi + adj |
| | encorvarse⇒ v prnl |
| Ann is always slouching; she should stand up straight or she'll get a bad back. |
| Ann siempre anda encorvada. Debería ponerse recta o va a acabar con problemas de espalda. |
Additional Translations |
slouch n | pejorative, informal (lazy worker) | vago, vaga nm, nf |
| | flojo, floja nm, nf |
| | holgazán, holgazana nm, nf |
| Tim is such a slouch; I asked him to do that job hours ago and he still hasn't finished it. |
| Tim es muy vago. Le pedí que hiciera un trabajo hace horas y todavía no lo ha terminado. |
slouch n | (drooping posture) | mala postura loc nom f |
| | postura desgarbada nf + adj |
| Peter needs to be more careful of his posture if he doesn't want to end up with a permanent slouch. |
| Peter debe ser más cuidadoso si no quiere terminar con una mala postura permanente. |
slouch vi | (move in a slovenly way) | caminar arrastrando los pies vi + loc adv |
| Jemima slouched along the street. |
| Jemima caminaba por la calle arrastrando los pies. |
slouch [sth]⇒ vtr | (shoulders: cause to droop) | dejar caer los hombros loc verb |
| Bill slouched his shoulders as he sat down. |
| Mientras se sentaba, Bill dejó caer los hombros. |
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