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1 prostrate
1. adjectivea. to prostrate o.s. se prosternerb. ( = overwhelm) accabler━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque prostrate est un adjectif, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈprɒstreɪt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la deuxième: prɒsˈtreɪt.* * *1. ['prɒstreɪt]1) ( on stomach) allongé à plat ventre2) fig ( incapacitated) prostré2. [prɒ'streɪt], US ['prɒstreɪt]transitive verb3. [prɒ'streɪt], US ['prɒstreɪt]to prostrate oneself — se prosterner ( before devant)
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2 prostrate
A adj1 ( on stomach) [body, figure] allongé à plat ventre ; to lie prostrate être allongé de tout son long ;2 fig ( incapacitated) [nation, country, sick person] prostré ; prostrate with grief accablé de chagrin ;3 Bot rampant. -
3 prostrate
∎ to lie prostrate before sb être prosterné devant qn∎ prostrate with grief accablé de chagrin(a) (in obedience, respect)∎ to prostrate oneself before sb se prosterner devant qn(b) (overwhelm) accabler, abattre;∎ to be prostrated by illness être accablé ou abattu par la maladie;∎ to be prostrated with grief être accablé de chagrin -
4 prostrate
1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) couché à plat ventre2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) accablé (de, par)2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) se prosterner2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) accabler• -
5 prostrate plant
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6 prostrate shrubs
forêt couchée; forêt rampante; forêt traçante; formation traçante -
7 prostrate wood
forêt couchée; forêt rampante; forêt traçante; formation traçante -
8 prone
prone [prəʊn]b. ( = face down) (couché) sur le ventre* * *[prəʊn] 1.1) ( liable)to be prone to — être sujet/-ette à [migraines, colds]; être enclin à [depression, violence]
2) ( prostrate)2.to lie prone — (sleeping, sunbathing) être allongé sur le ventre; ( injured) être allongé face contre terre
- prone combining formaccident-prone — sujet/-ette aux accidents
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10 wood
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11 prone
A adj1 ( liable) to be prone to être sujet/-ette à [migraines, colds] ; être enclin à [depression, violence] ; to be prone to do ou to doing être enclin à faire ;2 ( prostrate) to lie prone (sleeping, sunbathing) être allongé sur le ventre ; ( injured) être allongé face contre terre. -
12 prone
prone [prəʊn](a) (inclined) sujet, enclin;∎ to be prone to do sth être sujet ou enclin à faire qch;∎ prone to a disease prédisposé à une maladie(b) (prostrate) à plat ventre;∎ in a prone position couché sur le ventre
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Prostrate — Pros trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prostrating}.] 1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. to overthrow; to demolish; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prostrate — Pros trate, a. [L. prostratus, p. p. of prosternere to prostrate; pro before, forward + sternere to spread out, throw down. See {Stratum}.] 1. Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prostrate — [adj1] flat, horizontal abject, bowed low, procumbent, prone, reclining, recumbent, supine; concept 583 Ant. erect, straight, upright, vertical prostrate [adj2] helpless beaten, defenseless, disarmed, impotent, open, overcome, overpowered,… … New thesaurus
prostrate — [präs′trāt΄] adj. [ME prostrat < L prostratus, pp. of prosternere, to lay flat < pro , before + sternere, to stretch out < IE base * ster > STREW] 1. lying with the face downward in demonstration of great humility or abject submission … English World dictionary
prostrate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lying stretched out on the ground with one s face downwards. 2) completely overcome with distress or exhaustion. 3) Botany growing along the ground. ► VERB 1) (prostrate oneself) throw oneself flat on the ground in reverence or… … English terms dictionary
prostrate — index disable, helpless (powerless), overcome (overwhelm), overthrow, servile, subservient … Law dictionary
prostrate — *prone, supine, recumbent, couchant, dormant Analogous words: flat, *level: abject (see MEAN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prostrate — prostrates, prostrating, prostrated (The verb is pronounced [[t]prɒstre͟ɪt, AM prɑ͟ːstreɪt[/t]]u>. The adjective is pronounced [[t]prɒ̱streɪt[/t]]u>.) 1) VERB If you prostrate yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front,… … English dictionary
prostrate — pros|trate1 [ˈprɔstreıt US ˈpra: ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of prosternere, from sternere to spread out, throw down ] 1.) lying on your front with your face towards the ground ▪ They found him lying prostrate on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prostrate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English prostrat, from Anglo French, from Latin prostratus, past participle of prosternere, from pro before + sternere to spread out, throw down more at strew Date: 14th century 1. stretched out with face on the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prostrate — {{11}}prostrate (adj.) mid 14c., from L. prostratus, pp. of prosternere strew in front, throw down, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + sternere to spread out, from PIE root *stere to spread, extend, stretch out (see STRUCTURE (Cf. structure)) … Etymology dictionary