huddle

huddle
1. intransitive verb
sich drängen; (curl up, nestle) sich kuscheln

huddle against each other/together — sich aneinander drängen/sich zusammendrängen

2. transitive verb
1) (put on)

huddle one's coat around one — sich in den Mantel hüllen

2) (crowd together) [eng] zusammendrängen
3. noun
1) (tight group) dicht gedrängte Menge od. Gruppe
2) (coll.): (conference) Besprechung, die

be in a huddle/go [off] in[to] a huddle — die Köpfe zusammenstecken (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/87946/huddle_up">huddle up
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1. verb
1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) sich zusammendrängen
2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) sich kauern
2. noun
(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) das Gewirr
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hud·dle
[ˈhʌdl̩]
I. n
1. (close group) [wirrer] Haufen fam; of people Gruppe f
to go into a \huddle sich akk zur Beratung zurückziehen, Kriegsrat halten hum
to stand/talk in a \huddle dicht zusammengedrängt stehen/sprechen
2. AM (in football)
to make [or form] a \huddle die Köpfe zusammenstecken fam
the players discussed strategy in \huddle die Spieler steckten die Köpfe zusammen, um eine Strategie auszumachen
II. vi sich akk [zusammen]drängen
several small children were \huddled in a corner mehrere Kleinkinder kauerten aneinandergedrängt in einer Ecke
to \huddle [a]round a fire sich akk um ein Feuer [zusammen]drängen
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['hʌdl]
1. n
(wirrer) Haufen m; (of people) Gruppe f

in a huddle — dicht zusammengedrängt

to go into a huddle (inf) — die Köpfe zusammenstecken

2. vi
(sich) kauern

they huddled under the umbrella — sie drängten sich unter dem Schirm zusammen

we huddled around the fire —

small sheds, huddled under the trees — kleine Hütten, die sich unter die Bäume kauerten

the president was huddled with his aides — der Präsident und seine Berater steckten die Köpfe zusammen

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huddle [ˈhʌdl]
A v/t
1. a) meist huddle together (oder up) zusammenwerfen, auf einen Haufen werfen
b) meist huddle together (oder up) zusammendrängen
c) besonders Br stopfen (into in akk):
he huddled his shirts into his suitcase
2. huddle o.s. (up) sich zusammenkauern:
be huddled (sich) kauern;
huddled up zusammengekauert
3. huddle o.s. (up) against (oder to) B 3
4. meist huddle together (oder up) bes Br einen Zeitungsartikel etc
a) hinwerfen,
b) zusammenstoppeln pej
5. huddle on
a) sich ein Kleidungsstück überwerfen,
b) schlüpfen in (akk)
6. fig vertuschen
B v/i
1. (sich) kauern:
huddle up sich zusammenkauern
2. meist huddle together (oder up) sich zusammendrängen oder aneinanderschmiegen
3. huddle (up) against (oder to) sich kuscheln oder schmiegen an (akk)
C s
1. a) (wirrer) Haufen
b) Wirrwarr m, Durcheinander n:
in a huddle auf einem Haufen; dicht zusammengedrängt
2. go into a huddle umg die Köpfe zusammenstecken, Kriegsrat halten;
go into a huddle with sb mit jemandem beraten;
he went into a huddle (with himself) er ging mit sich zu Rate
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1. intransitive verb
sich drängen; (curl up, nestle) sich kuscheln

huddle against each other/together — sich aneinander drängen/sich zusammendrängen

2. transitive verb
1) (put on)

huddle one's coat around one — sich in den Mantel hüllen

2) (crowd together) [eng] zusammendrängen
3. noun
1) (tight group) dicht gedrängte Menge od. Gruppe
2) (coll.): (conference) Besprechung, die

be in a huddle/go [off] in[to] a huddle — die Köpfe zusammenstecken (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:
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n.
Durcheinander n.
Wirrwarr n.
wirrer Haufen m. v.
kauern v.

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