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اٹھک بیٹھک

English translation: Squats


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Urdu term or phrase:اٹھک بیٹھک
English translation:Squats
Entered by: Shahab Arif
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15:47 Jun 1, 2011
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Urdu term or phrase: اٹھک بیٹھک
English translation?
userone2345
Squats
Explanation:
To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.

But usually people use situps in general.
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Shahab Arif
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:29
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Squats
Shahab Arif
5Situps
Terjumaan


  

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Situps


Explanation:
sitting or crouching down and standing up in general,but also some times administered to minors as a form of punishment when they are made to day it consecutively a st number of time without pauseing or resting.

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Note added at 50 mins (2011-06-01 16:37:15 GMT)
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made to do it a set number of times* apology for the typo

Terjumaan
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Qudsia Lone
1 hr
  -> Thanks Qudsia, much appreciated.
disagree  Haris Ali Dogar: Sit ups is different thing... it's a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage....but in Uthak bethak one stands up and than sits down... just Google for situps and you will get what's this..
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Squats


Explanation:
To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.

But usually people use situps in general.

Shahab Arif
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PushtoPushto
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Qudsia Lone
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Haris Ali Dogar
12 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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Jun 15, 2011 - Changes made by Shahab Arif:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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