Usage Note
accroupir is almost always used reflexively: s'accroupir (to crouch down). The past participle used as adjective, accroupi, is common: il était accroupi derrière le mur (he was crouching behind the wall). It describes the posture of resting with knees bent and weight on the balls of the feet.
Examples
"L'enfant s'est accroupi pour ramasser un caillou."
Natural Translation
The child crouched down to pick up a pebble.
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