prostrate

ˈprɑːstreɪt
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Translation of prostrate from English into Spanish,

Adjective

1.

lying down

lying flat on the ground
  • He was found prostrate in the garden after fainting..Lo encontraron postrado en el jardín después de desmayarse.
2.

emotion

emotionally overwhelmed or devastated
  • She was prostrate with grief after the news.Ella estaba abatida por el dolor tras la noticia.
3.

medical

physically incapacitated due to illness or heat
  • The hikers were prostrate from the intense heat.Los excursionistas estaban postrados por el intenso calor.
4.

plant

TECH.
growing flat along the ground
TECH.
  • The prostrate plant covered the garden bed.La planta rastrera cubría el lecho del jardín.

Verb

1.

physical position

intr.
lie flat on the ground face-down
intr.
  • He prostrated himself before the altar.Se postró ante el altar.
2.

behavior

intr.
throw oneself down in submission
intr.
  • She prostrated herself before the king.Ella se postró ante el rey.
3.

weaken

tr.
reduce to extreme physical weakness
tr.
postrar
  • The illness prostrated him for weeks, leaving him unable to work..La enfermedad lo debilitó durante semanas, dejándolo incapaz de trabajar.
4.

movement

tr.Rare
cause to lie down or flatten
tr.Rare
  • The wind prostrated the tall grass.El viento aplanó la hierba alta.
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Expressions with prostrate: examples in English and translations in Spanish

medio postrado
parcialmente postrado
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
postrarv.

Don't make the mistake of watching how others prostrate.

No cometas el error de observar cómo los demás se postran.

prosternarsev.

And the stars and the trees prostrate themselves.

Las hierbas y los árboles se prosternan.

postrarsev.

Poetry must be conceived as a violent attack on unknown forces, to reduce and prostrate them before man.

La poesía debe ser concebida como un asalto violento contra las fuerzas desconocidas, para forzarlas a postrarse ante el hombre.

Adjective / Participle
postradoadj.

Stuck paper, prostrate on the floor of a squandered space.

Papel pegado, postrado al suelo de un espacio que derrocha.

abatidoadj.

6 I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; all the day I go about mourning.

6 Estoy agobiado, del todo abatido; todo el día ando acongojado.

rastreroadj.

Dwarf forms of B. integrifolia are sometimes sold, and a registered prostrate cultivar, Banksia 'Roller Coaster', is available.

Enanas formas de B. integrifolia se venden a veces, y un cultivar rastrero, Banksia 'Roller Coaster', está disponible.

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prostrate: Examples and translations in context

You know beauty to be false, but you prostrate yourselves before it.

Saben que la belleza puede ser falsa, pero se postran ante ella.

Raised and upright officiating blades will respectfully prostrate your omnipresence.

Palas alzadas y oficiante erguido postrarán respetuosamente su omnipresencia.

Some women prostrate themselves on the floor in prayer.

Algunas mujeres se postran en el suelo para orar.

At ferial liturgies, the faithful prostrate themselves.

En la liturgia ferial, los fieles se postran.

You will remove your tunics and prostrate yourselves.

Se quitarán las túnicas y se postrarán.

And the herbs and the trees both prostrate.

Las estrellas y los árboles se prosternan.

The angels fell down prostrate, every one,

Los ángeles se prosternaron, todos juntos,

And watches your movements among those who prostrate in prayer.

y ve las posturas que adoptas entre los que se prosternan.

See also:

semi-prostrate
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