kauern

vi/refl.: (sich) kauern crouch (oder squat) (down)

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to cower; to crouch; to squat;

sich kauern

to crouch

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kau|ern ['kauɐn]

vir

(vi auch aux sein) to crouch (down); (ängstlich) to cower; (Schutz suchend) to be huddled (up)

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1) (to draw back and crouch in fear: He was cowering away from the fierce dog.) cower

2) (to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position: The beggar squatted all day in the market place.) squat

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kau·ern

[ˈkauɐn]

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein

▪ irgendwo \kauern to be huddled [up] somewhere

sie kauerten rund um das Feuer they were huddled around the fire

II. vr Hilfsverb: haben

▪ sich akk in etw akk/hinter etw akk \kauern to crouch in/behind sth

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intransitives, reflexives Verb crouch [down]; (ängstlich) cower

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kauern v/i & v/r:

(sich) kauern crouch (oder squat) (down)

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intransitives, reflexives Verb crouch [down]; (ängstlich) cower

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v.

to cower v.

to crouch v.

to huddle v.

to hunch up v.

to squat v.