I will squat
squat(
skwat
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to crouch)
a. agacharse
I squatted to avoid the rock he threw at me.Me agaché para evitar la piedra que me lanzó.
b. ponerse en cuclillas
Every time I squat, my knees ache and it takes me ages to get back up.Cada vez que me pongo en cuclillas, me duelen las rodillas y me lleva una eternidad levantarme.
c. sentarse en cuclillas
Andrew squatted in the corner to hide from the intruder.Andrew se sentó en cuclillas en el rincón para esconderse del intruso.
a. ocupar un inmueble ilegalmente
The problem with squatting is that there is no electricity or heating.El problema de ocupar un inmueble ilegalmente es que no hay ni electricidad ni calefacción.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (sports)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Squats are the best exercises for targeting your lower body, especially your quadriceps.La flexión de piernas es el mejor ejercicio para la parte inferior del cuerpo, especialmente los cuádriceps.
b. la sentadilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Today we're going to do squats and push-ups.Hoy vamos a hacer sentadillas y lagartijas.
a. la ocupación ilegal (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They got into a legal dispute with their neighbor when he found out about their squat of the foreclosed house.Entraron en un conflicto legal con el vecino cuando se enteró de su ocupación ilegal de la casa embargada.
a. el terreno (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The squatters were evicted from the squat.Los paracaidistas fueron desalojados del terreno.
b. la okupación (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
My friends and I decided on a squat because we didn't have any money.Mis amigos y yo nos decidimos por la okupación porque no teníamos dinero.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. achaparrado
Because of the earthquakes, it would be safer to design a squat house with few stories and low ceilings.Por los terremotos, sería más seguro diseñar una casa achaparrada con pocos pisos y techos bajos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. ocupar ilegalmente
A group of anarchist activists squatted the old hotel.Un grupo de activistas anarquistas ocupó ilegalmente el viejo hotel.
b. okupar
The police evicted the people that squatted the building.La policía desalojó a las personas que okuparon el edificio.
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