squat

squat
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.)

2. adjective
(short and fat; dumpy: a squat little man; an ugly, squat building.)
squat vb agacharse / ponerse en cuclillas
El pasado y participio pasado de squat se escribe squatted; el gerundio se escribe squatting
squat
tr[skwɒt]
adjective (comp squatter, superl squattest)
1 (person) rechoncho,-a y bajo,-a, achaparrado,-a; (building) achaparrado,-a
noun
1 (crouching position) en cuclillas
2 (house occupied by squatters) vivienda ocupada, edificio ocupado ilegalmente; (action of squatting) ocupación nombre femenino ilegal
intransitive verb (pt & pp squatted, ger squatting)
1 (crouch) agacharse, ponerse en cuclillas
■ squat down behind the sofa agáchate detrás del sofá
2 (in building) ocupar ilegalmente
squat ['skwɑt] vi, squatted ; squatting
1) crouch: agacharse, ponerse en cuclillas
2) : ocupar un lugar sin derecho
squat adj, squatter ; squattest : bajo y ancho, rechoncho fam (dícese de una persona)
squat n
1) : posición f en cuclillas
2) : ocupación f ilegal (de un lugar)
squat
adj.
• bajito, -a adj.
• cachigordo, -a adj.
• rechoncho, -a adj.
• rehecho, -a adj.
v.
• acuclillarse v.
• agacharse v.
• ponerse en cuclillas v.
• sentarse en cuclillas v.
• trasconejarse v.

I skwɑːt, skwɒt
intransitive verb -tt-
1) (crouch) agacharse, ponerse* en cuclillas
2) (in building, on land) ocupar un inmueble ajeno sin autorización

II
noun (BrE) vivienda o tierra ocupada sin autorización

III
adjective -tt- <person> rechoncho y bajo, retacón (RPl); <building/church> achaparrado
[skwɒt]
1.
ADJ [person] rechoncho, achaparrado; [building, shape etc] desproporcionadamente bajo
2. VI
1) (also: squat down) agacharse, sentarse en cuclillas
2) (on property) ocupar un inmueble ilegalmente
3.
N piso etc ocupado ilegalmente
* * *

I [skwɑːt, skwɒt]
intransitive verb -tt-
1) (crouch) agacharse, ponerse* en cuclillas
2) (in building, on land) ocupar un inmueble ajeno sin autorización

II
noun (BrE) vivienda o tierra ocupada sin autorización

III
adjective -tt- <person> rechoncho y bajo, retacón (RPl); <building/church> achaparrado

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