prostrare

prostrare v.tr.

1 (letter.) to prostrate; to knock down

2 (fiaccare) to prostrate, to exhaust; to wear* out, to debilitate; to overwhelm: era prostrato dal dolore, he was overwhelmed by grief; la lunga malattia lo ha prostrato, his long illness has debilitated him; la sconfitta elettorale l'ha prostrato, his defeat in the elections has prostrated him.

◘ prostrarsi v.rifl.

1 to prostrate oneself; to bow down: prostrare ai piedi di qlcu., to prostrate oneself at s.o.'s feet

2 (agr.) (di grano) to layer.

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[pros'trare]

1. vt

(sogg : malattia) to debilitate seriously, (fig : nel morale) to exhaust, wear out

prostrato dal dolore — overcome o prostrate with grief

2. vr (prostrarsi)

to prostrate o.s., fig to humble o.s.

prostrarsi ai piedi di qn/davanti a qn — to bow down at sb's feet/before sb

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[pros'trare] 1.

verbo transitivo [malattia, difficoltà] to prostrate, to exhaust, to wear* out [persona]

2.

verbo pronominale prostrarsi

1) (inginocchiarsi) to prostrate oneself (davanti a before)

2) fig. (umiliarsi) to grovel (davanti a before)

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prostrare

/pros'trare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 [malattia, difficoltà] to prostrate, to exhaust, to wear* out [persona]

II prostrarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (inginocchiarsi) to prostrate oneself (davanti a before)

 2 fig. (umiliarsi) to grovel (davanti a before).