hunched in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hunched in the English»French Dictionary

hunched [Brit hʌntʃt, Am hən(t)ʃt] ADJ

hunched figure, person

voûté

hunched back

voûté

hunched shoulders

rentré

he was hunched up in the corner

il était tassé dans le coin

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

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avoir la tête enfoncée dans les épaules

to have one's shoulders hunched up

être ramassé sur soi-même

to be hunched up

un vieillard qui s'affaisse avec l'âge

an old man who is shrinking ou becoming hunched with age

rentrer la tête dans les épaules

to hunch one's shoulders

j'ai eu du pif

I had a hunch inf

elle travaille le nez sur son ordinateur/sa feuille

she works hunched over her computer/her sheet of paper

hunched in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hunched 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 hunched in the French»English Dictionary

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bossu(e) (voûté)

hunched

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

hunched 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

After the hearing, he shuffled out of court, hunched over a walking frame with his head bowed.

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Go to many railway stations in the country and you will find hunched figures in anoraks train-spotting.

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The man was hunched over, hiding his face between his knees.

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As the scientist, the actor hunched over with a dedicated focus on his character's work, being weighed down by the world on his shoulders.

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He is hunched over and seems sad.

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

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Back pain brought on by sitting hunched over a laptop?

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Not a hunched back or callused palm in sight.

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It was cold, and we hunched inside the tent and ate bitter chocolate and drank whiskey from a tin cup.

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I was led into this dark editing room with black velvet curtains and there was this guy hunched over.

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