prostrate

ˈprɑːstreɪt
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Translation of prostrate from English into Dutch,

Adjective

1.

lying down

lying flat on the ground
neergelegd plat op de grond
  • He was found prostrate in the garden after fainting.Hij werd na het flauwvallen plat op de grond in de tuin gevonden
2.

emotion

emotionally overwhelmed or devastated
  • She was prostrate with grief after the news.Ze was verwoest van verdriet na het nieuws.
3.

medical

physically incapacitated due to illness or heat
  • The hikers were prostrate from the intense heat.De wandelaars waren uitgeput door de intense hitte.
4.

plant

TECH.
growing flat along the ground
TECH.
liggende kruipende platliggende
  • The prostrate plant covered the garden bed.De liggende plant bedekte de bloembed.

Verb

1.

physical position

intr.
lie flat on the ground face-down
intr.
neerwerpen
  • He prostrated himself before the altar.Hij wierp zich voor het altaar neer.
2.

behavior

intr.
throw oneself down in submission
intr.
zich ter aarde werpen zich neerwerpen zich onderwerpen
  • She prostrated herself before the king.Ze wierp zich ter aarde voor de koning.
3.

weaken

tr.
reduce to extreme physical weakness
tr.
  • The illness prostrated him for weeks, leaving him unable to work.De ziekte putte hem wekenlang uit, waardoor hij niet kon werken
4.

movement

tr.Rare
cause to lie down or flatten
tr.Rare
  • The wind prostrated the tall grass.De wind vlakte het hoge gras plat.
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Expressions with prostrate: examples in English and translations in Dutch

half-platliggende
half-uitgestrekte
The semi-prostrate plant covered the garden bed.

Synonyms and analogies of prostrate in English

Examples of prostrate in a sentence

  • She was prostrate with grief on the floor.
  • He was prostrate with despair after the defeat.
  • They felt prostrate with shock at the sudden change.
  • She lay prostrate on the bed, unable to move.
  • The workers were prostrate after hours in the sun.
  • The prostrate vines spread across the field.

Translations of "prostrate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
aanbiddenv.

Shall we prostrate to what you bid us?

Zullen wij aanbidden wat gij ons beveelt?

Adjective / Participle
plat op de grondadj.

The soldier lay prostrate, hidden behind the bushes to avoid detection.

De soldaat lag plat op de grond, verscholen achter de struiken om niet gezien te worden.

prostaat

I've got a touch of prostrate trouble, you know.

Ik heb een beetje last van mijn prostaat.

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prostrate: Examples and translations in context

Shall we prostrate to that which thou commandest us?

Zullen wij aanbidden wat gij ons beveelt?

And your movement among those who prostrate.

En uw gedrag onder hen die aanbidden

There are species with very long, prostrate on the ground or clinging to the trunks and branches of neighboring plants shoots.

Er zijn soorten met erg lang, plat op de grond of zich vastklampen aan de stammen en takken van de naburige planten scheuten.

A short, up to 1 m tall, decumbent, or prostrate on the soil surface, gustovetvisty shrub, sometimes short and thick, sticking up three-edged branches.

Een korte, tot 1 m hoog, liggend, of plat op de grond, gustovetvisty struik, soms kort en dik, steken drie kanten takken.

I've got a touch of prostrate trouble now.

Ik heb op het moment last van een beetje prostaat problemen.

I've got a touch of prostrate trouble now.

Ik heb een beetje last van mijn prostaat.

Stems fleshy, succulent, highly branched, erect, prostrate or climbing, up to 200 cm in length.

Stengels vlezig, sappig, sterk vertakte, rechtopstaande, prostaat of klimmen, tot 200 cm in lengte.

On the Day when the shank will be bared and they will be called to prostrate themselves, yet they are unable to.

Op een zekeren dag zal het been ontbloot worden, en zij zullen opgeroepen worden om te aanbidden; maar zij zullen daartoe niet in staat zijn.

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