hunch

intuition, pressentiment

Impression qu’une chose est vraie ou va arriver, sans preuve claire.

En anglais simple : A feeling that something is true or will happen, even though you have no clear evidence.

• I have a hunch he is right.
• She followed her hunch and checked the old address.
• Was your hunch about the missing keys correct?

Comment l'utiliser : have a hunch that… (I have a hunch that they will arrive early.); hunch about something (Her hunch about the result proved right.)

Synonymes : feeling, intuition, guess

Expressions courantes : have a hunch, on a hunch, hunch about something

posture voûtée

Position où le haut du corps penche en avant et les épaules sont relevées ou arrondies.

En anglais simple : A position in which your upper body bends forward and your shoulders are raised or rounded.

• He walked with a hunch.
• Years at a low desk gave her a permanent hunch.
• The slight hunch in his posture made him look tired.

Synonymes : slouch, stoop

Expressions courantes : with a hunch, permanent hunch, slight hunch

bosse

Partie arrondie qui dépasse, notamment sur le dos.

En anglais simple : A raised, rounded part, especially on someone’s back.

• A hunch rose from his back.
• The coat hid the hunch between his shoulders.
• The drawing showed a large hunch above the creature’s waist.

Synonymes : hump, bump, protuberance

Expressions courantes : hunch on something, hunch on someone, large hunch

gros morceau

Morceau gros et épais, notamment de nourriture.

En anglais simple : A large, thick piece of something, especially food.

• He ate a hunch of bread.
• She cut a thick hunch of cheese.
• A hunch of bread was all he had for lunch.

Comment l'utiliser : hunch of something (He shared a hunch of cheese with me.)

Synonymes : chunk, hunk

Expressions courantes : hunch of bread, hunch of cheese, thick hunch

se voûter, se courber

Pencher le haut du corps en avant en relevant ou en arrondissant les épaules.

En anglais simple : To bend your upper body forward with your shoulders raised or rounded.

• Do not hunch over your desk.
• She hunched forward to read the small print.
• He was hunching over his laptop all afternoon.

Comment l'utiliser : hunch over something (He hunched over the map.)

Synonymes : stoop, slouch

Expressions courantes : hunch over something, hunch forward, hunch down

voûter, rentrer

Relever les épaules ou courber le corps en avant, souvent pour se protéger du froid ou de la pluie.

En anglais simple : To raise your shoulders or curve your body forward, often to protect yourself from cold or rain.

• He hunched his shoulders.
• She hunched her back against the cold wind.
• They hunched themselves up beneath their thin coats.

Comment l'utiliser : hunch something up (He hunched his shoulders up against the wind.)

Synonymes : round, raise

Expressions courantes : hunch your shoulders, hunch up, hunch your back

marcher courbé

Marcher avec le haut du corps penché en avant et les épaules relevées.

En anglais simple : To walk with your upper body bent forward and your shoulders raised.

• He hunched across the room.
• She hunched along the road in the rain.
• The tired man hunched into the kitchen.

Comment l'utiliser : hunch across/along/into somewhere (He hunched along the narrow passage.)

Synonymes : shuffle, shamble

Expressions courantes : hunch across something, hunch along, hunch into something

arquer, voûter

Courber quelque chose, comme le dos, pour former une partie arrondie qui dépasse.

En anglais simple : To bend something, such as your back, so that a rounded part sticks out.

• The beast hunched its back.
• He hunched his back into a sharp curve.
• The creature hunched its spine until a hump rose beneath its skin.

Synonymes : arch, curve, crook

Contraires : straighten

Expressions courantes : hunch the back, hunch into something