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1 grovelling
tr['grɒvəlɪŋ]1 servil, rastrero,-aadj.• rastrero, -a adj.• servil adj.(US) ['ɡrɒvlɪŋ]ADJ rastrero, servil -
2 grovelling
adj.adulón, servil.s.actitud servil, servilismo.ger.gerundio del verbo GROVEL. -
3 grovel
'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] -
4 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 -
5 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
2) (=grovelling quality)
См. также в других словарях:
Grovelling — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grovelling — groveling grov el*ing, grovelling grov el*ling, a. Lying prone; low; debased; submissive in a self abasing manner. A groveling creature. Cowper. Syn: cringing, wormlike, wormy. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grovelling — Synonyms and related words: abject, apple polishing, ass kissing, base, brown nosing, cowering, crawling, cringing, fawning, kowtowing, low, mean, obsequious, scraping, servile, slavish, sordid, submissive, subservient, sycophantish, toadying,… … Moby Thesaurus
grovelling — grov·el·ling || grÊŒvlɪŋ ,grÉ‘v / grÉ’v adj. base, abject, contemptible grov·el || grÉ‘vl , grÊŒvl / grÉ’vl v. crawl; beg; be servile; prostrate oneself; humiliate oneself … English contemporary dictionary
grovelling — a. 1. Creeping, crouching, squat. 2. Low, mean, base, vile, abject, servile, slavish, cringing, fawning, beggarly, sneaking, earth born, undignified, unworthy, without elevation … New dictionary of synonyms
grovelling — See: grovel … English dictionary
grovelling — adjective totally submissive • Syn: ↑cringing, ↑groveling, ↑wormlike, ↑wormy • Similar to: ↑submissive … Useful 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
grovel — verb (grovels, grovelling, grovelled; US grovels, groveling, groveled) 1》 crouch or crawl abjectly on the ground. 2》 act obsequiously to obtain forgiveness or favour. Derivatives groveller noun grovelling … English new terms dictionary
grovel — v.intr. (grovelled, grovelling; US groveled, groveling) 1 behave obsequiously in seeking favour or forgiveness. 2 lie prone in abject humility. Derivatives: groveller n. grovelling adj. grovellingly adv. Etymology: back form. f. obs. grovelling… … Useful english dictionary
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