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hunker

['hʌŋkə]

сущ.; амер.
1. ист. прозвище консервативного члена Демократической партии
2. ретроград, противник нововведений
1. сущ.; разг.
  бедро, ляжка; ягодица
2. гл.; амер.; обычно hunker down
  1. сидеть на корточках
  2. притаиться, засесть (в безопасном месте), лечь на дно, окопаться

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Ghost, he saw, was hunkering beside him, and that was a strange thing, that a ghost should hunker.
Дух согнулся, и было странно, что он мог согнуться.
Simak, Clifford D. / The Fellowship of the TalismanСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Братство Талисмана
Братство Талисмана
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© 1978 by Clifford D. Simak
© Перевод. К. Королев, 2005
The Fellowship of the Talisman
Simak, Clifford D.
© 1978 by Clifford D. Simak

In Mr. Hunker we have a chemist - he was a chemist before the movie picture claimed him as its master
В лице мистера Ханкера мы имеем химика – то есть он был химиком до того, как кинопромышленность провозгласила его своим королем.
Wells, Herbert George / Men Like GodsУэллс, Герберт / Люди как боги
Люди как боги
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Men Like Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© 1922 and 1923 by H. G. Wells

"Somebody of importance," said Mr. Hunker.
– Надо только, чтобы это была какая-нибудь важная персона, – сказал мистер Ханкер.
Wells, Herbert George / Men Like GodsУэллс, Герберт / Люди как боги
Люди как боги
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Men Like Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© 1922 and 1923 by H. G. Wells

"That's been keeping me awake nights," said Mr. Hunker.
– Эта мысль не дает мне уснуть по ночам, – пожаловался мистер Ханкер.
Wells, Herbert George / Men Like GodsУэллс, Герберт / Люди как боги
Люди как боги
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Men Like Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© 1922 and 1923 by H. G. Wells

While you others have been unpacking, Barralonga and Hunker and I have been seeing to that.
Пока вы все распаковывали чемоданы, Барралонг, Ханкер и я осмотрели ее.
Wells, Herbert George / Men Like GodsУэллс, Герберт / Люди как боги
Люди как боги
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Men Like Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© 1922 and 1923 by H. G. Wells

He made these explanations to Mr. Burleigh, Mr. Barnstaple, Lord Barralonga and Mr. Hunker.
Все эти объяснения он давал мистеру Берли, мистеру Барнстейплу, лорду Барралонгу и мистеру Ханкеру.
Wells, Herbert George / Men Like GodsУэллс, Герберт / Люди как боги
Люди как боги
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Men Like Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© 1922 and 1923 by H. G. Wells

"It's a tall proposition," said Mr. Hunker, who seemed to have had his mind already prepared for these suggestions,
– Предложение довольно смелое, – заметил мистер Ханкер, хотя чувствовалось, что в душе он уже подготовился к подобным планам.
Wells, Herbert George / Men Like GodsУэллс, Герберт / Люди как боги
Люди как боги
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Men Like Gods
Wells, Herbert George
© 1922 and 1923 by H. G. Wells

He retired to the dark angle of a wall that jutted out farther in the alley than the next adjoining wall and hunkered down to wait.
Фрост отошел в темный угол возле стены, сел на корточки и стал ждать.
Simak, Clifford D. / Why Call Them Back from HeavenСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© Перевод. А. Левкин, 2005
© 1967 by Clifford D. Simak
Why Call Them Back from Heaven
Simak, Clifford D.
©, 1967, by Clifford D. Simak

Still, Dafydd hunkered down by the door and stayed apart from them until the servant returned with the extra cup and left again.
Дэффид все еще сидел на корточках у двери и оставался там, в стороне от них, пока слуга не принес еще одну кружку и не ушел снова.
Dickson, Gordon / Dragon at WarДиксон, Гордон / Дракон на войне
Дракон на войне
Диксон, Гордон
Dragon at War
Dickson, Gordon

Ralph hunkered down so he could look directly at Ed,
Ральф немного нагнулся, чтобы видеть глаза Эда.
King, Stephen / InsomniaКинг, Стивен / Бессонница
Бессонница
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1994
© Перевод. Т.Ю. Покидаева, 2003
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2003
Insomnia
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1994

Patrick looked at her, then at Roland, who was squatted on his hunkers, looking at him.
Патрик посмотрел на нее, потом на Роланда, который сидел на корточках, не сводя с него глаз.
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

He held on, hunkering with an unlit match in each hand, now peering out through a tangle of interlaced branches.
Он ждал, зажав в пальцах каждой руки по незажженной спичке, вглядываясь сквозь переплетение веток.
King, Stephen / Wizard and GlassКинг, Стивен / Колдун и Кристалл
Колдун и Кристалл
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1997
© Перевод, В.А. Вебер, 1998
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2003
Wizard and Glass
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1997, 2003

Behind them, craggy gray rock rose up, holding in its cracks and fissures low stalwart bushes, gnarled and hunkered low, as if against an enduring wind.
Сзади возвышалась отвесная скала серого цвета, в трещинах и расселинах которой росли стойкие невысокие кусты, кривые и почти стелящиеся по ее поверхности.
Goodkind, Terry / The pillars of creationГудкайнд, Терри / Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творения
Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творения
Гудкайнд, Терри
© Теrry Goodkind, 2001
© Перевод Н.Романецкий, 2003
© ООО "Издательство ACT", 2003
The pillars of creation
Goodkind, Terry
© 2001 by Теrry Goodkind

"Go on, Susannah." He wasn't hunkering but sitting with his right leg stretched stiffly out.
— Продолжай, Сюзанна, — сидел он не на корточках, а на пятой точке, вытянув правую ногу.
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

Whereupon the hulk blinked to life, a robot with the juice switched on. He lifted his jaw and hunkered over to the sofa, positioning himself like a room divider.
От щелчка тот включился, как робот, отвесил челюсть, подошел к дивану и, нависнув надо мной, заслонил всю гостиную, точно ширма.
Murakami, Haruki / Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the WorldМураками, Харуки / Страна чудес без тормозов и конец света
Страна чудес без тормозов и конец света
Мураками, Харуки
© 1991 by Kodansha International Ltd.
© Д. Коваленин. Перевод, 2003
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2005
Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Murakami, Haruki
© 1991 by Kodansha International Ltd.

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'hʌŋkəNounпрозвище консервативного члена Демократической партии

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on one's hunker

в ужасном положении

on one's hunker

на корточках

hunker down

сидеть на корточках

Word forms

hunker

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	hunker	hunkers
Possessive case	hunker's	hunkers'

hunker

verb

Basic forms
Past	hunkered
Imperative	hunker
Present Participle (Participle I)	hunkering
Past Participle (Participle II)	hunkered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I hunker	we hunker
you hunker	you hunker
he/she/it hunkers	they hunker

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am hunkering	we are hunkering
you are hunkering	you are hunkering
he/she/it is hunkering	they are hunkering

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have hunkered	we have hunkered
you have hunkered	you have hunkered
he/she/it has hunkered	they have hunkered

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been hunkering	we have been hunkering
you have been hunkering	you have been hunkering
he/she/it has been hunkering	they have been hunkering

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I hunkered	we hunkered
you hunkered	you hunkered
he/she/it hunkered	they hunkered

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was hunkering	we were hunkering
you were hunkering	you were hunkering
he/she/it was hunkering	they were hunkering

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had hunkered	we had hunkered
you had hunkered	you had hunkered
he/she/it had hunkered	they had hunkered

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been hunkering	we had been hunkering
you had been hunkering	you had been hunkering
he/she/it had been hunkering	they had been hunkering

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will hunker	we shall/will hunker
you will hunker	you will hunker
he/she/it will hunker	they will hunker

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be hunkering	we shall/will be hunkering
you will be hunkering	you will be hunkering
he/she/it will be hunkering	they will be hunkering

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have hunkered	we shall/will have hunkered
you will have hunkered	you will have hunkered
he/she/it will have hunkered	they will have hunkered

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been hunkering	we shall/will have been hunkering
you will have been hunkering	you will have been hunkering
he/she/it will have been hunkering	they will have been hunkering

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would hunker	we should/would hunker
you would hunker	you would hunker
he/she/it would hunker	they would hunker

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be hunkering	we should/would be hunkering
you would be hunkering	you would be hunkering
he/she/it would be hunkering	they would be hunkering

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have hunkered	we should/would have hunkered
you would have hunkered	you would have hunkered
he/she/it would have hunkered	they would have hunkered

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been hunkering	we should/would have been hunkering
you would have been hunkering	you would have been hunkering
he/she/it would have been hunkering	they would have been hunkering

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am hunkered	we are hunkered
you are hunkered	you are hunkered
he/she/it is hunkered	they are hunkered

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being hunkered	we are being hunkered
you are being hunkered	you are being hunkered
he/she/it is being hunkered	they are being hunkered

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been hunkered	we have been hunkered
you have been hunkered	you have been hunkered
he/she/it has been hunkered	they have been hunkered

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was hunkered	we were hunkered
you were hunkered	you were hunkered
he/she/it was hunkered	they were hunkered

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being hunkered	we were being hunkered
you were being hunkered	you were being hunkered
he/she/it was being hunkered	they were being hunkered

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been hunkered	we had been hunkered
you had been hunkered	you had been hunkered
he/she/it had been hunkered	they had been hunkered

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be hunkered	we shall/will be hunkered
you will be hunkered	you will be hunkered
he/she/it will be hunkered	they will be hunkered

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been hunkered	we shall/will have been hunkered
you will have been hunkered	you will have been hunkered
he/she/it will have been hunkered	they will have been hunkered

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