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1 prostrare
prostrare v.tr.1 (letter.) to prostrate; to knock down2 ( fiaccare) to prostrate, to exhaust; to wear* out, to debilitate; to overwhelm: era prostrato dal dolore, he was overwhelmed by grief; la lunga malattia lo ha prostrato, his long illness has debilitated him; la sconfitta elettorale l'ha prostrato, his defeat in the elections has prostrated him.◘ prostrarsi v.rifl.1 to prostrate oneself; to bow down: prostrare ai piedi di qlcu., to prostrate oneself at s.o.'s feet* * *[pros'trare]1. vt(sogg : malattia) to debilitate seriously, (fig : nel morale) to exhaust, wear outprostrato dal dolore — overcome o prostrate with grief
2. vr (prostrarsi)to prostrate o.s., fig to humble o.s.prostrarsi ai piedi di qn/davanti a qn — to bow down at sb's feet/before sb
* * *[pros'trare] 1. 2.verbo pronominale prostrarsi1) (inginocchiarsi) to prostrate oneself ( davanti a before)* * *prostrare/pros'trare/ [1][malattia, difficoltà] to prostrate, to exhaust, to wear* out [ persona]II prostrarsi verbo pronominale1 (inginocchiarsi) to prostrate oneself ( davanti a before) -
2 prostrato
prostrato agg.1 ( inchinato a terra) prostrate2 (fig.) ( abbattuto) prostrate (with sthg.), overwhelmed; exhausted, worn out: prostrato dal dolore, prostrate with grief.* * *[pros'trato] 1.participio passato prostrare2.aggettivo prostrate (anche fig.)* * *prostrato/pros'trato/II aggettivoprostrate (anche fig.). -
3 prostrare
[pros'trare]1. vt(sogg : malattia) to debilitate seriously, (fig : nel morale) to exhaust, wear outprostrato dal dolore — overcome o prostrate with grief
2. vr (prostrarsi)to prostrate o.s., fig to humble o.s.prostrarsi ai piedi di qn/davanti a qn — to bow down at sb's feet/before sb
См. также в других словарях:
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 — 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
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