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squatting Meaning in Spanish (squatting significado en español)

okupación, sentadilla
okupación / sentadilla in English:squatting
Plural: squattings
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de squatting en español es okupación, sentadilla. (El acto de ocupar un edificio o terreno deshabitado o abandonado sin derecho legal o permiso.)

Definitions of Squatting

  1. 1
    noun(formal)
    okupación

    The act of occupying an uninhabited or abandoned building or land without legal right or permission.

    El acto de ocupar un edificio o terreno deshabitado o abandonado sin derecho legal o permiso.

  2. 2
    noun(colloquial)
    sentadilla

    The action of crouching or sitting with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs.

    La acción de agacharse o sentarse con las rodillas dobladas y los talones cerca de las nalgas o tocándolas.

Example Sentences

formal

“The city council is trying to address the issue of illegal squatting in abandoned buildings.”

El ayuntamiento está intentando abordar el problema de la okupación ilegal en edificios abandonados.

casual

“He was squatting by the campfire, warming his hands.”

Estaba en cuclillas junto a la fogata, calentándose las manos.

business

“Squatting can lead to serious legal consequences if caught.”

La okupación puede acarrear graves consecuencias legales si te descubren.

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivesquat
third person singularsquats
past tensesquatted
agent nounsquatter

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

squatting rightsexpression

The legal principle that allows a person to claim ownership of property by occupying it for a long period without the owner's permission.

squat toiletcollocation

A type of toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting.

squat thrustcollocation

A full-body exercise involving a squat followed by thrusting the legs back into a plank position.