stooped
gb/stˈupt/ us/stˈupt/
B2
Inglés
~ 5600
görnyedt, hajlott hátú, lehajol, vmi fölé hajol, odáig süllyed, vetemedik
B2
1
görnyedt
B1
hajlott hátú
B2
Patrón de uso:
[someone] is stooped
A stooped old man shuffled slowly across the street.
Egy görnyedt öregember lassan átcsoszogott az utcán.
Her stooped shoulders made her look much older than she really was.
Görnyedt válla miatt sokkal idősebbnek látszott, mint amilyen valójában volt.
Years of working at the sewing machine left her small and stooped.
The professor was a thin, stooped figure in a worn brown coat.
He walked in, stooped and tired, but with a kind smile.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The old woman was very thin and stooped.
Az idős asszony nagyon sovány és görnyedt volt.
My grandfather is a little stooped when he walks.
A nagyapám járás közben egy kicsit görnyedt.
His stooped shoulders show that he has back problems.
The man with the stooped back sat on the bench.
She became stooped after many years of hard work.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes use *stooped* for any action of bending forward, where the verb *bent* or *leaning* is more natural. Use the adjective *stooped* mainly for someone's general posture, especially for older or physically weakened people, not for a quick movement.
Significado
with a bent, hunched back
Colocaciones
stooped shoulders
|stooped posture
|stooped figure
|stooped old man
|thin stooped man
|small stooped woman
Sinónimos
hunched (Often describes a rounded, forward-bent upper back; very close in meaning.)
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bent (More general and less specific; can describe many things that are not straight, not only posture.)
Antónimos
upright (Describes a straight, vertical posture, the opposite of a bent or stooped back.)
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erect (More formal term for very straight posture, contrasting with a stooped back.)
Temas
appearance
|health
|daily life
|body
Definición
Having your back and shoulders bent forward all the time, often because you are old, weak, or have bad posture.
Having the shoulders and upper back bent forward, often in a habitual or permanent way, especially because of age, weakness, or long-term bad posture.
VERBO
B2
2
lehajol
A2
Patrón de uso:
[someone] stooped to [a lower position]
He stooped down to tie his shoelaces.
Lehajolt, hogy bekösse a cipőfűzőjét.
She stooped to pick up the keys she had dropped.
Lehajolt, hogy felvegye a leejtett kulcsokat.
The nurse stooped over the child to check his temperature.
I stooped to look under the bed for my phone.
They stooped beside the injured man and tried to help him.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
He stooped down to pick up the ball.
Lehajolt, hogy felvegye a labdát.
She stooped over the table to read the small text.
Az asztal fölé hajolt, hogy elolvassa az apró betűs szöveget.
I stooped to look at the flower on the ground.
The girl stooped and tied her shoe.
My father stooped to talk to the little boy.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse *stooped* with *stopped* in speech or writing, which changes the meaning completely. Also, they may overuse *stooped* where *bent down* is more natural; *stooped* often sounds slightly more descriptive or literary than *bent down*.
Significado
bent the body forward/down
Colocaciones
stooped down
|stooped over
|stooped to pick up [something]
|stooped to the ground
|stooped beside [someone]
Sinónimos
bent down (Very close in meaning; more common in everyday speech and slightly simpler.)
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crouched (Suggests bending the knees and lowering the whole body, not just the upper body.)
Antónimos
stood up (Describes returning to a straight, vertical position after bending or sitting.)
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straightened up (Focuses on making the back straight again after being bent or stooped.)
Temas
movement
|daily life
|daily_life
|body
|core_vocabulary
Definición
Bent your body forward and down, usually to reach something low or on the ground.
Past tense and past participle of *stoop*: to bend the upper body forward and downward, usually to reach something lower or nearer the ground.
VERBO
C1
3
vetemedik
C1
Patrón de uso:
[someone] stooped to [something / doing something]
She never stooped to lying, even when the truth hurt her career.
Soha nem süllyedt odáig, hogy hazudjon, még akkor sem, amikor az igazság ártott a karrierjének.
I can't believe he stooped to stealing from his own friends.
El sem hiszem, hogy odáig süllyedt, hogy a saját barátaitól lopott.
They stooped to personal attacks instead of discussing the real issue.
He finally stooped to bribery to win the contract.
I will not be stooped to his level of name-calling and abuse.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
He stooped to lying to get the job.
Odáig süllyedt, hogy hazudott az állás megszerzéséért.
She was angry but did not stoop to insults.
Dühös volt, de nem süllyedt odáig, hogy sértegetődjön.
They stooped to cheating to win the game.
I will not stoop to his level.
The company stooped to very low methods to make money.
Error frecuente:
Learners may treat *stooped to* here as a physical action, translating it as if someone bent down rather than lowered their moral standards. In this meaning, *stooped to* is figurative and usually followed by a negative action like *lying*, *cheating*, or *insults*.
Significado
lowered one's moral standards
Colocaciones
stooped to lying
|stooped to theft
|stooped to cheating
|stooped to his level
|stooped so low
Sinónimos
sank (Often used with 'so low'; emphasizes falling to a worse moral level.)
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degraded himself/herself (More formal; stresses loss of dignity or self-respect.)
Antónimos
rose above it (Means refusing to behave badly or respond in a low way, even when provoked.)
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held to his principles (Emphasizes keeping one's moral standards instead of lowering them.)
Temas
ethics
|behavior
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definición
Did something you think is bad or low, below your usual moral level, especially to get what you want.
Past tense and past participle of *stoop* in the figurative sense: to do something that is considered morally low, dishonest, or beneath one's usual standards.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
stooped
AFI
GB/stˈupt/
US/stˈupt/
Sílabas y acento
stooped (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (stooped)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: stooped
- Comparative: stoopeder
- Superlative: stoopedest
Verb
- Base: stooped
- 3rd Person Singular: stoopeds
- Present Participle: stoopeding
- Past: stoopeded
- Past Participle: stoopeded
Familia de palabras
Forms
stoopeds
verb
stoopeding
verb
stoopeded
verb
stoopeder
adjective
stoopedest
adjective
Core family
stoop
verb B1
Expresiones
stoop to something
1/stˈup tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
do something morally low
To do something that you think is bad, dirty, or low, usually because you really want to win or get something.
Ejemplos
- I would never stoop to cheating on an exam.
- They stooped to spreading rumors about their opponent.
- She refused to stoop to lying just to get promoted.
stooped down
1/stˈupt dˈaʊn/
fixed phrase
bent down toward the ground
Bent your upper body down toward the ground, often to pick something up or look closely.
Ejemplos
- She stooped down to tie her shoe.
- He stooped down and picked up the coin.
- The doctor stooped down to talk to the child at eye level.
stooped over
1/stˈupt ˈoʊvɚ/
fixed phrase
bent forward over something
Bending your upper body forward over something, usually while working, reading, or looking closely.
Ejemplos
- He sat stooped over his laptop for hours.
- The children were stooped over their desks, busy with the test.
- She walked in and saw him stooped over the sink, washing dishes.
stoop so low
1/stˈup sˈoʊ lˈoʊ/
idiom
behave in a shockingly low way
To do something very bad or shameful that people did not expect from you.
Ejemplos
- I never thought he would stoop so low as to steal from his parents.
- I never thought he would stoop so low as to steal from his own family.
- She asked, "How could you stoop so low?" after hearing what he had done.
- Would you really stoop so low just to win an argument?
- They stooped so low that they lied about the safety of their product.
- She couldn’t believe her rival had stooped so low to spread those lies.