squat
BrE /skwɒt/ AmE /skwɑːt/
verb / noun en → es
past squatted pp squatted ing squatting
to sit down on your heels with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground
sentarse en cuclillas, agacharse
- squat down
Collocations squat down to pick something up · squat on the floor
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She squatted down and picked up her bag.
Se agachó y recogió su bolso.
a small building or room, especially one used for a particular purpose such as storing things or working in
edificio pequeño, cuartito
Collocations squat toilet
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There's a squat toilet in the bathroom.
Hay un retrete en el baño.
to live somewhere illegally, especially by occupying an empty building that you do not own or rent
vivir ilegalmente en un edificio abandonado
- squat in/on something
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They squatted in an abandoned building.
Se instalaron ilegalmente en un edificio abandonado.
Phrasal verbs
agacharse, sentarse en cuclillas
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He squatted down to tie his shoelaces.
Se agachó para atar los cordones de sus zapatos.
vivir ilegalmente en algo
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They squatted on the land.
Se instalaron ilegalmente en la tierra.