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crouch

[krauʧ] брит. / амер.

гл.
1. припадать к земле; согнуться, сжаться
2. склониться, согнуться (почтительно, подобострастно); принять подобострастную позу
3. низкопоклонствовать, пресмыкаться, раболепствовать
4. преклонить (колени, голову); склонить, согнуть (часто с выражением раболепия)
сущ.
1. припадание к земле, нагибание, сгибание, наклон; глубокий поклон
2. спорт.
  низкий старт (в лёгкой атлетике, в беге на спринтерские дистанции)

Biology (En-Ru)

crouch

этол.

поза "сгорбливания"; поза "скорчившись" (у приматов); приседание (чаще перед прыжком); приседать; припадать к земле; сжиматься

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"It's a place where we've met before," Jonah said, picking up the food box and getting up into a crouch.
— Там, где мы встретились. — Иона взял ящик с едой и опустился на корточки.
Zahn, Timothy / The Green And The GrayЗан, Тимоти / Зеленые и серые
Зеленые и серые
Зан, Тимоти
The Green And The Gray
Zahn, Timothy
© 2004 by Timothy Zahn

I straightened out of my crouch and took a step after him, my instinct to follow.
Я обернулась и успела увидеть, как его затылок исчезает за дверью. Я, как наседка, двинулась за ним.
Meyer, Stephenie / The HostМайер, Стефани / Гостья
Гостья
Майер, Стефани
© Н. Балашова, 2010
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers
© Stephenie Meyer, 2008
The Host
Meyer, Stephenie
© 2008 by Stephenie Meyer

Slovensky fell backwards, scrambling away on all fours to crouch against the far wall.
Словенски упал навзничь и, перебирая всеми четырьмя конечностями, отполз к дальней стене.
Feehan, Christine / Dark PrinceФихан, Кристин / Темный принц
Темный принц
Фихан, Кристин
© 1999 by Christine Feehan
© Наумова Г., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо». 2010
Dark Prince
Feehan, Christine
© 1999 by Christine Feehan

Annishen lowered into a crouch beside the HVAC grate, preparing for the short dash to the nearby roof exit.
Аннишен присела на корточки за вентиляционным шкафом, приготовившись совершить короткий бросок к ближайшему выходу на крышу.
Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать Иуды
Печать Иуды
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Judas Strain
Rollins, James
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski

The ferocity of my struggle surprised him. He lost his hold on me, and I half fell into a crouch on the floor.
Иен явно не ожидал, что я буду так яростно бороться, и разжал руки.
Meyer, Stephenie / The HostМайер, Стефани / Гостья
Гостья
Майер, Стефани
© Н. Балашова, 2010
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers
© Stephenie Meyer, 2008
The Host
Meyer, Stephenie
© 2008 by Stephenie Meyer

Hurriedly he wheeled back, dropping into a protective crouch.
Ярл торопливо повернулся назад, на всякий случай пригнувшись.
Brooks, Terry / First King of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Первый король Шаннары
Первый король Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1996 by Terry Brooks

Running in a half crouch, Gray raced toward the nearest wall.
Пригибаясь, он устремился к ближайшей стене.
Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать Иуды
Печать Иуды
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Judas Strain
Rollins, James
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski

Even if I stay, even if I crouch silently in a corner, I shall not forget myself.
Даже если я останусь, даже если в молчании забьюсь в угол, я все равно никуда от себя не денусь.
Sartre, Jean-Paul / NauseaСартр, Жан-Поль / Тошнота
Тошнота
Сартр, Жан-Поль
© Editions Gallimard, 1938, 1939
© Издательство "Фолио", издание на русском языке, марка серии, 2000
© Перевод на русский язык, Ю.Я.Яхнина, 1994
Nausea
Sartre, Jean-Paul
© 1938 by Editions Gallimard, Paris
© 1964 by New Directions Publishing Corporation

The alien on the left went into a crouch and advanced, sweeping the black-bladed dagger in wide arcs before him.
Инопланетянин слева присел и начал аккуратно подбираться ко мне, размахивая широкими взмахами кинжалом с черным лезвием.
DeChancie, John / Red Limit FreewayДе Ченси, Джон / Автострада запредельности
Автострада запредельности
Де Ченси, Джон
Red Limit Freeway
DeChancie, John
© 1984 by John DeChancie

He had to crouch down and come close to the wire netting, whilst she gave him minute details.
Она заставила его наклониться, сунуть нос за загородку и выслушать мельчайшие подробности из жизни этих зверьков.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Rand watched the two women crouch down and disappear under the great pile of tree trunks.
Ранд смотрел, как обе женщины нагнулись и исчезли под громадным завалом древесных стволов.
Jordan, Robert / The Eye of the WorldДжордан, Роберт / Око мира
Око мира
Джордан, Роберт
The Eye of the World
Jordan, Robert
© 1990 by Robert Jordan

Wildon, a big hulking dude, went into a crouch and threw out his arms, ready to catch the running Jeremy.
Уилдон, огромный и неповоротливый, присел на корточки и вытянул вперед руки, словно мечтая заключить Джереми в объятия.
DeChancie, John / Castle KidnappedДе Ченси, Джон / Замок похищенный
Замок похищенный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Kidnapped
DeChancie, John
© 1989 by John DeChancie

If she could get out, something could get in-that something which had begun to crouch outside the house, to crawl close to the walls at night, and to rise silently, trying to look through the windows.
Если она может выбраться отсюда через эту дверь, то через нее можно забраться и сюда: что-то уже окружает дом, подкрадывается по ночам к самым стенам и безмолвно заглядывает через окно внутрь.
Steinbeck, John / East Of EdenСтейнбек, Джон / На восток от Эдема
На восток от Эдема
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
East Of Eden
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1952
© renewed Elaine Steinbeck, Thom Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck IV, 1980

The tunnel was large enough for him to move through in a crouch.
Туннель был достаточно просторный для того, чтобы продвигаться по нему, всего лишь согнувшись.
Connelly, Michael / Echo ParkКоннелли, Майкл / Эхо-парк
Эхо-парк
Коннелли, Майкл
© Hieronymus, Inc., 2006
© Перевод Н.А. Кудашевой, 2008
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
Echo Park
Connelly, Michael
© 2006 by Hieronymus, Inc.

He straightened, stretched, and crossed the backyard in a hurried crouch, slipping into the foundation shrubbery around the garage.
Он выпрямился, потянулся, пригнулся, поспешно перебежал через задний двор в кусты вокруг гаража.
Wilson, Paul Francis / ConspiraciesВилсон, Пол Фрэнсис / Бездна
Бездна
Вилсон, Пол Фрэнсис
Conspiracies
Wilson, Paul Francis
© 2000 by F. Paul Wilson

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krauʧVerbприпадать к земле; согнуться; сжатьсяExamples

crouching like a cat — сжавшийся, как кот
A couple of tame lions lay crouching at her feet. — Пара прирученных львов лежат, прижавшись к земле, у её ног.

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Collocations

crouch jump

прыжок в приседе

crouch position

упор присев

crouch stand

присед

crouch standing with one leg and arms extended forward horizontally

пистолетик

head kip to crouch position

подъем разгибом с головы в упор присев

leg circle in crouch

круг одной ногой в упоре присев

low crouch

низкий присед

medium crouch

полуприсед

slight crouch

легкое приседание

crouch start

низкий старт

crouched position

положение сидя на корточках

crouched position

согнутое положение тела

crouching assault fire

огонь с положения на корточках во время атаки

crouching hang

вис присев

Word forms

crouch

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	crouch	crouches
Possessive case	crouch's	crouches'

crouch

verb

Basic forms
Past	crouched
Imperative	crouch
Present Participle (Participle I)	crouching
Past Participle (Participle II)	crouched

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I crouch	we crouch
you crouch	you crouch
he/she/it crouches	they crouch

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am crouching	we are crouching
you are crouching	you are crouching
he/she/it is crouching	they are crouching

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have crouched	we have crouched
you have crouched	you have crouched
he/she/it has crouched	they have crouched

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been crouching	we have been crouching
you have been crouching	you have been crouching
he/she/it has been crouching	they have been crouching

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I crouched	we crouched
you crouched	you crouched
he/she/it crouched	they crouched

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was crouching	we were crouching
you were crouching	you were crouching
he/she/it was crouching	they were crouching

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had crouched	we had crouched
you had crouched	you had crouched
he/she/it had crouched	they had crouched

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been crouching	we had been crouching
you had been crouching	you had been crouching
he/she/it had been crouching	they had been crouching

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will crouch	we shall/will crouch
you will crouch	you will crouch
he/she/it will crouch	they will crouch

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be crouching	we shall/will be crouching
you will be crouching	you will be crouching
he/she/it will be crouching	they will be crouching

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have crouched	we shall/will have crouched
you will have crouched	you will have crouched
he/she/it will have crouched	they will have crouched

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been crouching	we shall/will have been crouching
you will have been crouching	you will have been crouching
he/she/it will have been crouching	they will have been crouching

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would crouch	we should/would crouch
you would crouch	you would crouch
he/she/it would crouch	they would crouch

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be crouching	we should/would be crouching
you would be crouching	you would be crouching
he/she/it would be crouching	they would be crouching

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have crouched	we should/would have crouched
you would have crouched	you would have crouched
he/she/it would have crouched	they would have crouched

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been crouching	we should/would have been crouching
you would have been crouching	you would have been crouching
he/she/it would have been crouching	they would have been crouching

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am crouched	we are crouched
you are crouched	you are crouched
he/she/it is crouched	they are crouched

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being crouched	we are being crouched
you are being crouched	you are being crouched
he/she/it is being crouched	they are being crouched

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been crouched	we have been crouched
you have been crouched	you have been crouched
he/she/it has been crouched	they have been crouched

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was crouched	we were crouched
you were crouched	you were crouched
he/she/it was crouched	they were crouched

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being crouched	we were being crouched
you were being crouched	you were being crouched
he/she/it was being crouched	they were being crouched

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been crouched	we had been crouched
you had been crouched	you had been crouched
he/she/it had been crouched	they had been crouched

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be crouched	we shall/will be crouched
you will be crouched	you will be crouched
he/she/it will be crouched	they will be crouched

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been crouched	we shall/will have been crouched
you will have been crouched	you will have been crouched
he/she/it will have been crouched	they will have been crouched

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crouch

Biology (En-Ru)

crouch

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crouch

crouch

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