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1 prostrate
I ['prɒstreɪt]aggettivo prostrato (anche fig.)II 1. [prɒ'streɪt] [AE 'prɒstreɪt]2.to be prostrated by — essere prostrato da [illness, grief]
to prostrate oneself — prostrarsi, prosternarsi ( before davanti)
* * *1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) prostrato2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) prostrato, abbattuto2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) prosternarsi, prostrarsi2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) prostrare, abbattere•* * *prostrate /ˈprɒstreɪt/a.(to) prostrate /prɒˈstreɪt, USA ˈprɒstreɪt/v. t.prostrare; prosternare; abbattere; accasciare; infiacchire; soggiogare: He was prostrated by the disease [with grief], era prostrato dalla malattia [dal dolore]; a country prostrated by the enemy, un paese soggiogato dal nemico● to prostrate oneself, prostrarsi; prosternarsi: He prostrated himself before the king, si prosternò davanti al re.* * *I ['prɒstreɪt]aggettivo prostrato (anche fig.)II 1. [prɒ'streɪt] [AE 'prɒstreɪt]2.to be prostrated by — essere prostrato da [illness, grief]
to prostrate oneself — prostrarsi, prosternarsi ( before davanti)
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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
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prostrate — pros•trate [[t]ˈprɒs treɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, adj. 1) to cast (oneself) facedown on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration 2) to lay flat, as on the ground 3) to throw down level with the ground 4) to overthrow, overcome, or… … From formal English to slang
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