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1 prone
A adj1 ( liable) to be prone to être sujet/-ette à [migraines, colds] ; être enclin à [depression, violence] ; to be prone to do ou to doing être enclin à faire ;2 ( prostrate) to lie prone (sleeping, sunbathing) être allongé sur le ventre ; ( injured) être allongé face contre terre. -
2 prone
prone [prəʊn]b. ( = face down) (couché) sur le ventre* * *[prəʊn] 1.1) ( liable)to be prone to — être sujet/-ette à [migraines, colds]; être enclin à [depression, violence]
2) ( prostrate)2.to lie prone — (sleeping, sunbathing) être allongé sur le ventre; ( injured) être allongé face contre terre
- prone combining formaccident-prone — sujet/-ette aux accidents
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