hunch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hunch in the English»French Dictionary

I.hunch [Brit hʌn(t)ʃ, Am hən(t)ʃ] N

hunch

intuition f

to work on a hunch

travailler sur une intuition

to have a hunch that …

avoir l'intuition que …

to play a hunch

agir sur une intuition

it's just a hunch

ce n'est qu'une idée

II.hunch [Brit hʌn(t)ʃ, Am hən(t)ʃ] VB trans

to hunch one's shoulders

rentrer les épaules

III.hunch [Brit hʌn(t)ʃ, Am hən(t)ʃ] VB intr

to hunch over one's desk/work

se tenir penché à son bureau/sur son travail

hunch down VB [Brit hʌn(t)ʃ -, Am hən(t)ʃ -]

hunch down

se recroqueviller

Translations for hunch in the French»English Dictionary

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rentrer la tête dans les épaules

to hunch one's shoulders

j'ai eu du pif

I had a hunch inf

hunch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hunch in the English»French Dictionary

I.hunch [hʌntʃ] N

hunch

intuition f

to have a hunch that ...

avoir le pressentiment que ...

II.hunch [hʌntʃ] VB intr

hunch

faire le dos rond

III.hunch [hʌntʃ] VB trans

hunch

bomber

to hunch one's back

faire le dos rond

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to play a hunch

agir par intuition

Translations for hunch in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

se recroqueviller

to hunch up

se recroqueviller sur un objet

to hunch over an object

courber les épaules

to hunch one's shoulders

rentrer son cou dans les épaules

to hunch one's shoulders

hunch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a hunch that ...

avoir le pressentiment que ...

to hunch one's back

faire le dos rond

to play a hunch

agir par intuition

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is hunched over and almost always seen with a notepad or recording device, waiting to report troublemakers.

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Though rare, multiple vertebral fractures can lead to such severe hunch back (kyphosis), the resulting pressure on internal organs can impair one's ability to breathe.

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Investigators are seeking to prove their hunches and may even actively frame an innocent suspect.

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Trolls initially seem to be somewhat shorter, due to their sagging shoulders and tendency to hunch forward.

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She performed her hunched over, and kicked each leg out as she walked.

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Pretending to have psychic powers allows him to engage in strange and comic behavior as he turns real clues into hunches and otherworldly visitations.

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While her face is never shown in any of the flashbacks, her body is seen hunched over her desk.

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This reasonable suspicion must be based on specific and articulable facts and not merely upon an officer's hunch.

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My hunch is they will continue to ignore you like they did today.

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There is no reason to suppose that this hunch is false, but it is not known to be true.

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