huddle

huddle
1. verb
1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) apiñarse, amontonarse, agruparse
2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) acurrucarse

2. noun
(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) tropel, montón, grupo
huddle vb apiñarse / acurrucarse / apretujarse
the children huddled together to keep warm los niños se apretujaban unos contra otros para calentarse
El gerundio de huddle se escribe huddling
huddle
tr['hʌdəl]
noun
1 grupo
intransitive verb
1 (crouch) acurrucarse, apiñarse, amontonarse
2 (cluster) apiñarse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to go into a huddle conferenciar, discutir en conferencia
huddle ['hʌdəl] vi, -dled ; -dling
1) : apiñarse, amontonarse
2)
to huddle together : acurrucarse
huddle n
: grupo m (cerrado)
to go into a huddle: conferenciar en secreto
huddle
n.
• grupo apretado s.m.
• montón s.m.
• pelotón s.m.

I 'hʌdḷ
intransitive verb
a)

huddle (up) — (crowd together) apiñarse

she huddled against her mother — se arrimó a su madre

b)

huddle (up) — (curl up) acurrucarse*

c) (in US football) hacer* un timbac or un jol

II
noun (tight group) grupo m, corrillo m; (in US football) timbac m, jol m

to go into a huddle (with somebody) — hacer* grupo aparte (con alguien) (para discutir algo)

['hʌdl]
1.
N [of people] tropel m ; [of things] montón m

to go into a huddle * — hacer un corrillo para discutir algo en secreto

2.
VI acurrucarse

we huddled round the fire — nos arrimamos al fuego

the chairs were huddled in a corner — las sillas estaban amontonadas en un rincón

* * *

I ['hʌdḷ]
intransitive verb
a)

huddle (up) — (crowd together) apiñarse

she huddled against her mother — se arrimó a su madre

b)

huddle (up) — (curl up) acurrucarse*

c) (in US football) hacer* un timbac or un jol

II
noun (tight group) grupo m, corrillo m; (in US football) timbac m, jol m

to go into a huddle (with somebody) — hacer* grupo aparte (con alguien) (para discutir algo)


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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