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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 prosternarsi
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4 prosternare
◘ prosternarsi v.rifl. to prostrate (oneself); to bow down. -
5 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
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6 affranto
affranto agg.2 ( stanchissimo) worn out, exhausted.* * *[af'franto]* * *affranto/af'franto/(per il dolore) shattered, grief-striken; (per la fatica) drained, exhausted. -
7 annientare
annientare v.tr.1 to annihilate, to destroy2 (fig.) ( abbattere) to destroy, to prostrate: la sua morte l'ha annientato, her death destroyed him.◘ annientarsi v.rifl.1 to come* to nothing2 (fig.) to humiliate oneself, to abase oneself.* * *[annjen'tare]verbo transitivo1) (distruggere) to destroy, to devastate [città, paese]; to destroy, to annihilate [popolazione, specie, esercito, partito, avversario]; to destroy, to knock out [ squadra]2) fig. to destroy, to shatter [sogni, speranze]* * *annientare/annjen'tare/ [1]1 (distruggere) to destroy, to devastate [città, paese]; to destroy, to annihilate [popolazione, specie, esercito, partito, avversario]; to destroy, to knock out [ squadra]2 fig. to destroy, to shatter [sogni, speranze]. -
8 prono
3 ( sottomesso) submissive, servile.* * *['prɔno]1) [ persona] prone, procumbentstare o giacere prono — to lie prone o face down o flat on one's stomach
2) fig. (incline, propenso) inclined, prone (a to)* * *prono/'prɔno/1 [ persona] prone, procumbent; stare o giacere prono to lie prone o face down o flat on one's stomach2 fig. (incline, propenso) inclined, prone (a to). -
9 accasciare
accasciare v.tr. to prostrate, to crush; ( moralmente) to deject: la notizia li accasciò, they were crushed by the news.◘ accasciarsi v.intr.pron.2 (fig.) to lose* heart, to become* utterly discouraged. -
10 procombente
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Prostrate — Pros trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prostrating}.] 1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. to overthrow; to demolish; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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prostrate — [adj1] flat, horizontal abject, bowed low, procumbent, prone, reclining, recumbent, supine; concept 583 Ant. erect, straight, upright, vertical prostrate [adj2] helpless beaten, defenseless, disarmed, impotent, open, overcome, overpowered,… … New thesaurus
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prostrate — index disable, helpless (powerless), overcome (overwhelm), overthrow, servile, subservient … Law dictionary
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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
prostrate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English prostrat, from Anglo French, from Latin prostratus, past participle of prosternere, from pro before + sternere to spread out, throw down more at strew Date: 14th century 1. stretched out with face on the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prostrate — {{11}}prostrate (adj.) mid 14c., from L. prostratus, pp. of prosternere strew in front, throw down, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + sternere to spread out, from PIE root *stere to spread, extend, stretch out (see STRUCTURE (Cf. structure)) … Etymology dictionary
