stoop

[/stuːp/]

verb/nounpl: stoops (noun)

curvar-se, inclinar-se (verb); alpendre, varanda (noun)

1. to bend forward and downward from the waist or shoulders

She had to stoop to fit through the doorway.

Ela teve que se inclinar para passar pela porta.

2. to lower oneself morally or in terms of dignity

I won't stoop to cheating to win this game.

Não vou me rebaixar ao ponto de trapacear para ganhar este jogo.

3. a small platform or set of steps at the entrance of a building

We sat on the stoop of the brownstone.

Nós sentamos no alpendre do prédio de tijolos avermelhados.

NYC Slang

stoop - NYC iconic term for the front steps of brownstones where locals gather and socialize

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

curvar-se, inclinar-se, varanda

common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

se inclinar, degraus da entrada

typical Rio usage

São Paulo

curvar-se, abaixar-se, alpendre

São Paulo preference

Portugal

curvar-se, abaixar-se, varanda pequena

Portuguese European usage; 'alpendre' less common

stoop to someone's level

stoop so low

wouldn't stoop to that

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