prostrate

prostrate
1. adjective
1) [auf dem Bauch] ausgestreckt
2) (exhausted) erschöpft

be prostrate with fever — vom Fieber geschwächt sein

2. transitive verb
1) (lay flat) zu Boden werfen [Person]
2) (overcome emotionally) übermannen
3) (exhaust) erschöpfen

be prostrated by exhaustion — vor Erschöpfung ganz kraftlos sein

3. reflexive verb
(throw oneself down)

prostrate oneself [at something/before somebody] — sich [vor etwas/jemandem] niederwerfen

prostrate oneself at somebody's feet — sich jemandem zu Füßen werfen

prostrate oneself [before somebody] — (humble oneself) sich [vor jemandem] demütigen

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1. ['prostreit] adjective
1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) hingestreckt
2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) gebrochen
2. [prə'streit] verb
1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) zu Boden werfen
2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) entkräften
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pros·trate
I. adj
[ˈprɒstreɪt, AM ˈprɑ:-]
1. (face downward) ausgestreckt
to lie \prostrate on sth ausgestreckt auf etw dat liegen
2. (overcome) überwältigt
to be \prostrate with sth von etw dat überwältigt sein
to be \prostrate with grief von Trauer übermannt sein
II. vt
[prɒsˈtreɪt, AM ˈprɑ:streɪt]
to \prostrate oneself sich akk zu Boden werfen
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['prɒstreɪt]
1. adj
ausgestreckt

he was found prostrate on the floor —

the servants lay prostrate at their master's feet — die Diener lagen demütig or unterwürfig zu Füßen ihres Herrn

prostrate with grief — vor Gram gebrochen

she was prostrate with exhaustion — sie brach fast zusammen vor Erschöpfung

2. vt
[prɒ'streɪt] usu pass (lit) zu Boden werfen; (fig) (with fatigue) erschöpfen, mitnehmen; (with shock) zusammenbrechen lassen, niederschmettern

to be prostrated by an illness — einer Krankheit (dat) zum Opfer gefallen sein

to be prostrated with grief — vor Gram gebrochen sein

3. vr
[prɒ'streɪt] sich niederwerfen (before vor +dat)
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prostrate
A v/t [prɒˈstreıt; US ˈprɑsˌt-]
1. zu Boden werfen oder strecken, niederwerfen:
prostrate o.s. fig sich in den Staub werfen, sich demütigen (beide:
before vor dat)
2. fig unterwerfen, niederzwingen
3. entkräften, erschöpfen
4. fig niederschmettern
B adj [ˈprɒstreıt; US ˈprɑs-]
1. hingestreckt
2. a) erschöpft (with vor dat)
b) daniederliegend:
a prostrate country ein am Boden liegendes oder zugrunde gerichtetes Land;
prostrate with grief gramgebeugt
3. fig unterwürfig, demütig
4. fig fußfällig, im Staube liegend
5. BOT, ZOOL (nieder)liegend
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1. adjective
1) [auf dem Bauch] ausgestreckt
2) (exhausted) erschöpft

be prostrate with fever — vom Fieber geschwächt sein

2. transitive verb
1) (lay flat) zu Boden werfen [Person]
2) (overcome emotionally) übermannen
3) (exhaust) erschöpfen

be prostrated by exhaustion — vor Erschöpfung ganz kraftlos sein

3. reflexive verb
(throw oneself down)

prostrate oneself [at something/before somebody] — sich [vor etwas/jemandem] niederwerfen

prostrate oneself at somebody's feet — sich jemandem zu Füßen werfen

prostrate oneself [before somebody] — (humble oneself) sich [vor jemandem] demütigen

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v.
niederwerfen v.

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