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1 arrastrarse
1 to drag oneself, crawl2 figurado (humillarse) to creep, crawl* * *1) to crawl2) grovel* * *VPR1) (=reptar) [bebé, serpiente] to crawl; [herido] to drag o.s.2) (=humillarse) to grovelse arrastró ante el profesor para conseguir el aprobado — he grovelled to the teacher so as to get a pass mark
* * *(v.) = crawlEx. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.* * *(v.) = crawlEx: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.
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■arrastrarse verbo reflexivo to drag oneself
fig (rebajarse) to crawl
' arrastrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrastrar
English:
creep
- crawl
- cringe
- grovel
* * *vpr1. [por el suelo] to crawl;los soldados se arrastraban por el barro the soldiers crawled through the mud2. [humillarse] to grovel;se arrastró ante ella he grovelled to her* * *v/r crawl; fig ( humillarse) grovel, crawl ( delante de to)* * *vr1) : to crawl2) : to grovel* * *arrastrarse vb (reptar) to crawl -
2 grovel
[ˈgrɔvl] past tense, past participle ˈgrovelled, (American) ˈgroveled verbto make oneself (too) humble:يَتَذَلَّل أمام رؤسائِهHe grovelled before his leader.
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3 ליחך את עפר רגליו
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4 kriechen
v/i; kriecht, kroch, ist gekrochen2. (sich langsam fortbewegen) crawl; MOT. auch creep; kaum noch / nicht mehr kriechen können be barely / no longer able to get about (Am. around)* * *to cringe; to grovel; to crawl; to creep; to truckle* * *krie|chen ['kriːçn] pret kro\#ch [krɔx] ptp gekrochen [gə'krɔxn]vi aux seinto creep (auch Pflanze, TECH to crawl (auch Schlange); (= langsam fahren) to creep or crawl (along); (fig Zeit) to creep by; (fig = unterwürfig sein) to grovel ( vor +dat before), to crawl ( vor +dat to)aus dem Ei kríéchen — to hatch (out)
auf allen vieren kríéchen — to crawl on all fours
unter die Bettdecke kríéchen — to slip under the covers or blankets
See:* * *1) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) crawl2) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) crawl3) (to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) grovel* * *krie·chen<kroch, gekrochen>[ˈkri:çn̩]vi▪ [irgendwohin] \kriechen to crawl [somewhere]nicht mehr \kriechen können to be on one's last legs2. Hilfsverb: sein (sehr langsam vergehen) to creep by▪ [vor jdm] \kriechen to grovel [before sb], to crawl [or go crawling] [to sb]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) mit sein <insect, baby> crawl; < plant> creep; < person, animal> creep, crawl; < car, train, etc.> crawl or creep [along]aus dem Ei/der Puppe kriechen — hatch [out]/emerge from the chrysalis
auf allen vieren/auf dem Bauch kriechen — crawl on all fours/crawl [along] on one's stomach
die Zeit kriecht — (fig.) time creeps by
kaum noch kriechen können — hardly be able to get about or walk; s. auch Kreuz 1)
2) auch mit sein (abwertend): (sich unterwürfig verhalten) crawl, grovel (vor + Dat. to)* * *1. crawl; verstohlen, Schutz suchend: creep; Schlange: auch slitherkaum noch/nicht mehr kriechen können be barely/no longer able to get about (US around)3. (auch hat) figvor jemandem kriechen umg toady to sb, suck up to sb* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) mit sein <insect, baby> crawl; < plant> creep; <person, animal> creep, crawl; <car, train, etc.> crawl or creep [along]aus dem Ei/der Puppe kriechen — hatch [out]/emerge from the chrysalis
auf allen vieren/auf dem Bauch kriechen — crawl on all fours/crawl [along] on one's stomach
die Zeit kriecht — (fig.) time creeps by
kaum noch kriechen können — hardly be able to get about or walk; s. auch Kreuz 1)
2) auch mit sein (abwertend): (sich unterwürfig verhalten) crawl, grovel (vor + Dat. to)* * *(vor) v.to fawn (upon) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: kroch, ist gekrochen)= to crawl v.to creep v.(§ p.,p.p.: crept)to cringe v.to crouch (to) v.to grovel v.to truckle v. -
5 arrastrado
adj.1 wretched, grovelled, miserable.2 dragged, trailed, tugged.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arrastrar.* * *1→ link=arrastrar arrastrar► adjetivo1 wretched, miserable\ir arrastrado,-a to be hard up* * *arrastrado, -a1. ADJ1)2) (=pobre) poor, miserable3) (=pícaro) wily, rascally4) LAm (=servil) cringing, servile2.arrastrada* * *- da adjetivoa) < vida> wretched, miserableb) < persona> ( desgraciado) wretched* * *- da adjetivoa) < vida> wretched, miserableb) < persona> ( desgraciado) wretched* * *arrastrado -da1 ‹vida› wretched, miserable* * *arrastrado, -a♦ adj1. [miserable] miserable, wretched;lleva una vida arrastrada she lives a miserable o wretched life2. [pronunciación, letra] drawn out3. Méx, RP [servil] grovelling♦ nm,fMéx, RP [persona servil] groveller* * *I adj wretched, miserableII part → arrastrar -
6 humillarse
1 to humble oneself, lower oneself* * ** * *VPR (=doblegarse) to humble o.s.humillarse a o ante — to bow to, bow down before
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■humillarse verbo reflexivo humillarse ante alguien, to humble oneself before sb
te estás humillando, you are lowering yourself
' humillarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebajarse
- arrastrar
- humillar
English:
crawl
- grovel
- kowtow
- abase
* * *vprto humble oneself;se humilló ante su jefe he grovelled to his boss;humillarse a hacer algo [rebajarse] to lower oneself to do sth, to stoop to doing sth* * *v/r humiliate o.s.* * *vr: to humble oneselfhumillarse a hacer algo: to stoop to doing something -
7 adulón
• apple polisher• brown-nose• grovelled• grovellingly• slimy• sycophant• toady -
8 servil
• abjected• adulating• cringing• grovelled• grovellingly• servile• slavish• sycophantic -
9 servilmente
• groveler• grovelled• groveller• grow• servilely -
10 ползать на брюхе
( перед кем)прост., презр.grovel (cringe) < on one's belly> before smb.; prostrate oneself before smb.; cf. lick smb.'s boots; brown-noseСановники купали в шампанском шансонеток и ползали на брюхе перед образами святой Параскевы или святого Пантелеймона. (И. Эренбург, День второй) — High Functionaries doused dancing girls with champagne and grovelled on their bellies before St. Paraskeve or St. Panteleimon.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ползать на брюхе
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11 ἀλινδέω
ἀλινδ-έω, later [full] ἀλίνδω [pron. full] [ᾰ], ([tense] pres. only in [voice] Pass.): [tense] aor. ἤλῑσα ([etym.] ἐξ-) Ar.Nu.32, and [tense] pf. ἤλῑκα ([etym.] ἐξ-) ib.33 (the simple forms only in Hsch., Suid.):—A make to roll.II [voice] Pass., mostly in part., rolling in the dust, like a horse,ἀλινδούμενος Plu.2.396e
;ἀλινδόμενοι ψαμάθοισι Nic.Th. 156
; ἀλινδηθείς ib. 204; ἠλινδημένος rolled over, overturned, Din.Fr.10; to be twirled, Call.Iamb.1.113.2 generally, roam about, (Leon.); ἠλινδημένος ἐν αὐλαῖς σατραπικαῖς having grovelled, Plu. Agis3; frequent,περὶ τήν Ἀκαδημίαν ἀ. Alciphr.3.14
; of money-lenders, οἱ περὶ τὰς ψήφους -ούμενοι ib.1.26.3 sens. obsc.,μετά τινος Herod.5.30
.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀλινδέω
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12 მლიქვნელობდა
vgrovelled -
13 gekrochen
1. crawled2. creeped3. crept4. groveled Am.5. grovelled Br.6. toadied7. truckled
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