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1 fig ( humbly) ramper (to sb, before sb devant qn) ; to grovel at sb's feet ramper aux pieds de qn ; -
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grovel ['grɒvəl] ( British pt & pp grovelled, cont grovelling, American pt & pp groveled, cont groveling)(a) (act humbly) ramper, s'aplatir;∎ to grovel to sb (for sth) s'aplatir devant qn (pour obtenir qch);∎ to grovel before sb ramper devant qn(b) (crawl on floor) se vautrer par terre;∎ stop grovelling around on the floor arrête de te traîner par terre -
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grovel [ˊgrɒvl] vлежа́ть ниц; по́лзать, пресмыка́ться, унижа́ться -
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(Brit.) - ll-be grovelling on the floor — auf dem Fußboden kriechen
* * *['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb* * *grov·el[ˈgrɒvəl, AM ˈgrɑ:v-]vi1. (behave obsequiously)▪ to \grovel [before sb] [vor jdm] zu Kreuze kriechen, katzbuckelnthey wrote a \grovelling letter of apology sie schrieben einen unterwürfigen Entschuldigungsbriefthe dog \grovelled before his master der Hund winselte vor seinem Herrn2. (crawl) kriechenI \grovelled under the sofa ich kroch unters Sofato \grovel about in the dirt im Schmutz [herum]wühlento \grovel on one's knees [or on all fours] auf [den] Knien rutschen, auf allen Vieren kriechen* * *['grɒvl]vikriechento grovel at sb's feet — vor jdm kriechen; (dog) sich um jdn herumdrücken
to grovel to or before sb (fig) — vor jdm kriechen; (in apology) vor jdm zu Kreuze kriechen
* * *1. am Boden kriechen:grovel at sb’s feeta) sich um jemanden herumdrücken (Hund),2. schwelgen (in in dat):grovel in selfpity sich in Selbstmitleid ergehen;grovel in vice dem Laster frönen* * *(Brit.) - ll-* * *v.kriechen v.(§ p.,pp.: kroch, ist gekrochen) -
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'ɡrovlpast tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) humillarse, rebajarse, arrastrarsetr['grɒvəl]1 humillarse, rebajarse, arrastrarse■ stop grovelling to the teacher! ¡deja de humillarte ante el profesor!2 arrastrarse, postrarse, prosternarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto grovel at somebody's feet postrarse a los pies de alguien1) crawl: arrastrarse2) : humillarse, postrarseto grovel before someone: postrarse ante alguienv.• arrastrarse v.• envilecer v.• humillar v.• rebajarse v.'grɑːvəl, 'grɒvəlyou'll have to grovel before he'll give you a pay increase — tendrás que arrastrarte a sus pies para que te dé un aumento
['ɡrɒvl]VI (lit, fig) arrastrarse (to ante)* * *['grɑːvəl, 'grɒvəl] -
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['grɒvl]1) (anche grovel about, grovel around) (crawl) strisciare per terra2) fig. strisciare, umiliarsi (to, before davanti a)* * *['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) umiliarsi* * *['grɒvl]1) (anche grovel about, grovel around) (crawl) strisciare per terra2) fig. strisciare, umiliarsi (to, before davanti a) -
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1. [ʹgrɒv(ə)l] nнизкопоклонство, подхалимаж2. [ʹgrɒv(ə)l] v1) быть распростёртым ниц; ползать2) пресмыкаться, унижатьсяto grovel before /to/ smb. - пресмыкаться /лебезить/ перед кем-л.
to grovel at smb.'s feet - ползать /валяться/ у кого-л. в ногах
to grovel in the dirt /dust/ - унижаться
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'ɡrovlpast tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.)verb \/ˈɡrɒvl\/1) krype, krype sammen, huke seg sammen2) ( overført) fornedre seg, velte seggrovel for somebody krype for noengrovel in the dust krype i støvet -
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1) ( behave obsequiously)to \grovel [before sb] [vor jdm] zu Kreuze kriechen, katzbuckeln;they wrote a \grovelling letter of apology sie schrieben einen unterwürfigen Entschuldigungsbrief;the dog \grovelled before his master der Hund winselte vor seinem Herrn2) ( crawl) kriechen;I \grovelled under the sofa ich kroch unters Sofa;to \grovel about in the dirt im Schmutz [herum]wühlen; -
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v. kruipen; zich vernederen, zich verlagen; voor iemand kruipen[ grovl] 〈 Brits-Engels grovelled〉♦voorbeelden: -
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['grɔv(ə)l]гл.1) лежать ниц, ползать2) пресмыкаться, унижаться, раболепствоватьIf you expect to gain favours from the king, you will have to grovel before him to show your respect and obedience. — Если ты хочешь заслужить милость короля, тебе придется раболепствовать перед ним, чтобы показать свое почтение и покорность.
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/'grɔvl/ * nội động từ - nằm phục xuống đất; bò; đầm =to grovel in the mud+ đầm trong bùn - (nghĩa bóng) quỳ gối, uốn gối, khom lưng uốn gối =to grovel to (before) somebody+ khom lưng uốn gối trước mặt ai -
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{'grɔvl}
1. пълзя, търкалям се
прен. унижавам се, раболепнича, угоднича (to, before)
2. отдавам се на, тъна в* * *{'grъvl} v 1. пълзя, търкалям се; прен. унижавам се, раболепни* * *търкалям; унижавам; пълзя;* * *1. отдавам се на, тъна в 2. прен. унижавам се, раболепнича, угоднича (to, before) 3. пълзя, търкалям се* * * -
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v. (-ll-; US -l-) зулгуйдах, сүйд болох, хөлд нь суух. grovel about/ around мөлхөх, дөрвөн хөллөх. grovelling adj. зулгуйч, хуурамч зантай. -
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sl1) рыскать (без видимого результата, напр., при просмотре файлов)2) штудировать (напр., документацию на систему)•English-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > grovel
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1. n низкопоклонство, подхалимаж2. v быть распростёртым ниц; ползать3. v пресмыкаться, унижатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. abase (verb) abase; bow; crawl; give in; obey; prostrate; surrender; yield2. behave abjectly (verb) beg; behave abjectly; cower; cringe; crouch before; fawn over; implore; kneel; prostrate oneself; snivel3. blandish (verb) blandish; flatter; wheedle4. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; cotton; fawn; honey up; kowtow; slaver; toady; truckle5. wallow (verb) wallow; welterАнтонимический ряд:browbeat; domineer
См. также в других словарях:
Grovel — Grov el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grovel — index truckle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
grovel — (v.) 1590s, Shakespearian back formation of groveling (M.E.), regarded as a prp. but really an adverb, from O.N. grufe prone + obsolete adverbial suffix ling (which survives also as the long in HEADLONG (Cf. headlong), SIDELONG (Cf. sidelong));… … Etymology dictionary
grovel — *wallow, welter Analogous words: *fawn, cringe, cower, toady, truckle: crawl, *creep: *abase, demean, humble Contrasted words: soar, mount, ascend, *rise: aspire (see AIM) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
grovel — meaning ‘to behave obsequiously’, has inflected forms grovelled, grovelling, and in AmE also groveled, groveling … Modern English usage
grovel — [v] abase, demean oneself apple polish*, beg, beg for mercy, beseech, blandish, bootlick*, bow and scrape*, brown nose*, butter up*, cater to, court, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, crouch, eat crow*, eat dirt*, eat humble pie*, fall all over*,… … New thesaurus
grovel — ► VERB (grovelled, grovelling; US groveled, groveling) 1) crouch or crawl abjectly on the ground. 2) act obsequiously to obtain forgiveness or favour. DERIVATIVES groveller noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
grovel — [gräv′əl, gruv′əl] vi. groveled or grovelled, groveling or grovelling [back form. (first found in Shakespeare) < grovelling, down on one s face (assumed to be prp.) < ME grufelinge < gruf, for o grufe, on the face (< ON ā grūfu) +… … English World dictionary
grovel — v. 1) (D; intr.) to grovel to (she will not grovel to anyone) 2) (misc.) to grovel in the dirt * * * [ grɒv(ə)l] (misc.) to grovel in the dirt (D; intr.) to grovel to (she will not grovel to anyone) … Combinatory dictionary
grovel — [[t]grɒ̱v(ə)l[/t]] grovels, grovelling, grovelled (in AM, use groveling, groveled) 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened … English dictionary
grovel — grov|el [ˈgrɔvəl US ˈgra: , ˈgrʌ ] v past tense and past participle grovelled present participle grovelling BrE past tense and past participle groveled present participle groveling AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: groveling lying face downward (16… … Dictionary of contemporary English