slouch
A hanging down of the headA hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
» Tom was slouched in a chair.
Значення
значень: 4A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
herumlungern, herumhängen
Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
Durchhänger
Someone who is slow to act.
Schlafmütze
тормозtormoz
(застаріле)An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
Versager, Niete
уваленьuvalenʹ
- a stooping carriage in standing and walking
- an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
Приклади
речень: 17Tom was slouched in a chair.
Tom is no slouch.
Tom isn't a slouch.
This slouched posture lowers your testosterone.
I'm no slouch on the dance floor.
ruЯ не тушуюсь на танцполе.
deIch bin keine Niete auf der Tanzfläche.
Переклади
мов: 3За значеннями 2
За значеннями 4
Походження
Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See alsUnclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See also Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), related to Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”) and Latin laxus (“loose, slack”).
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