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slouch
[/slaʊtʃ/]
verb/noun
pl: slouches
curvar-se; má postura
1.
to sit, stand, or move with a drooping posture
He slouched in his chair during the meeting.
Ele se curvou na cadeira durante a reunião.
2.
a person who is lazy or incompetent
He's no slouch when it comes to sports.
Ele não é um incompetente quando se trata de esportes.
3.
a drooping or lazy posture
The teenager's slouch worried her mother.
A má postura do adolescente preocupava sua mãe.
Synonyms
droop
slump
hunch
stoop
lazy person
Antonyms
straighten
stand tall
sit upright
competent person
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
curvar-se; má postura
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
corcunda; pessoa preguiçosa
informal usage
São Paulo
postura curvada; incompetente
business and formal contexts
Portugal
curvatura; pessoa indolente
less common in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
no slouch - ser competente; não ser um incompetente
slouch around - vadiar; ficar deitado preguiçosamente
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