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1 grovelling
rampant, servile;∎ a grovelling letter une lettre obséquieuse;∎ a grovelling apology de viles excuses fpl2 noun(UNCOUNT) flagornerie f -
2 grovelling
brit.. groveling amer. I 'grDvlirj/ adj. pe ј. полтронски, понизен, сервилен: a grovelling apology понизно извинување -
3 grovelling
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4 grovelling
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5 grovel
(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) -
6 abject
'æb‹ekt(miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) abyecto- abjectlytr['æbʤekt]1 (conditions) abyecto,-a2 (person) despreciable, vilabject ['æb.ʤɛkt, æb'-] adj1) wretched: miserable, desdichado2) hopeless: abatido, desesperado3) servile: servilabject flattery: halagos serviles♦ abjectly advadj.• abatido, -a adj.• abyecto, -a adj.• dejado, -a adj.• despreciable adj.• humillado, -a adj.• rastrero, -a adj.• vil adj.'æbdʒektadjective (frml) (before n)a) <slave/flattery/cowardice> abyecto, vil (liter)b) < condition> lamentable['æbdʒekt]ADJ1) (=wretched) [condition] deplorable; [state] lamentable2) (=grovelling) sumisowe received an abject apology from the travel company — recibimos una carta de la agencia de viajes deshaciéndose en disculpas
3) (as intensifier) [misery, failure] absoluto; [stupidity] supino; [cowardice] abyecto, vil liter; [surrender] indigno* * *['æbdʒekt]adjective (frml) (before n)a) <slave/flattery/cowardice> abyecto, vil (liter)b) < condition> lamentable -
7 abjectness
n.• abyección s.f.• bajeza s.f.• envilecimiento s.m.['æbdʒektnɪs]N1) (=wretchedness) [of conditions] lo miserable; [of position] lo indignowe were shocked at the abjectness of their performance — nos dejo horrorizados lo mal que lo hicieron
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8 grovel
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; -
9 abjectness
abjectness [ˈæbdʒektnɪs]a. ( = wretchedness) [of conditions] misère f ; [of position] caractère m abject or lamentable, infamie f• we were shocked at the abjectness of their performance nous avons été choqués par leur prestation lamentableb. ( = grovelling quality) the abjectness of his apology la servilité de ses excuses
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