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1 grovel

intransitive verb,

(Brit.) - ll-

1) sich auf die Knie werfen

be grovelling on the floor — auf dem Fußboden kriechen

2) (fig.): (be subservient) katzbuckeln (abwertend)

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['ɡrovl]
past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb

(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) kriechen

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grov·el

< BRIT - ll- or AM usu -l->

[ˈgrɒv^əl, AM ˈgrɑ:v-]

vi

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 Herrn

2. (crawl) kriechen

I \grovelled under the sofa ich kroch unters Sofa

to \grovel about in the dirt im Schmutz [herum]wühlen

to \grovel on one's knees [or on all fours] auf [den] Knien rutschen, auf allen Vieren kriechen

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['grɒvl]
vi
kriechen
to 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

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grovel [ˈɡrɒvl; ˈɡrʌvl; US ˈɡrɑvəl] v/i prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled

1. am Boden kriechen:

grovel at sb’s feet

a) sich um jemanden herumdrücken (Hund),

b) auch grovel before ( oder to) sb fig vor jemandem kriechen, vor jemandem zu Kreuze kriechen

2. schwelgen (in in dat):

grovel in pleasure;

grovel in selfpity sich in Selbstmitleid ergehen;

grovel in vice dem Laster frönen

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intransitive verb,

(Brit.) - ll-

1) sich auf die Knie werfen

be grovelling on the floor — auf dem Fußboden kriechen

2) (fig.): (be subservient) katzbuckeln (abwertend)

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v.

kriechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kroch, ist gekrochen)

English-german dictionary > grovel
2 grovel

grov·el <( Brit) - ll- or ( Am usu) - l-> [ʼgrɒv^əl, Am ʼgrɑ:v-] vi

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 Herrn

2) ( crawl) kriechen;

I \grovelled under the sofa ich kroch unters Sofa;

to \grovel about in the dirt im Schmutz [herum]wühlen;

to \grovel on one's knees [or on all fours] auf [den] Knien rutschen, auf allen Vieren kriechen

English-German students dictionary > grovel

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