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I.prostrate ADJ [Brit ˈprɒstreɪt, Am ˈprɑstreɪt]

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1. prostrate (on stomach):

prostrate body, figure

allongé à plat ventre

to lie prostrate

être allongé de tout son long

2. prostrate (incapacitated) fig:

prostrate nation, country, sick person

prostrate with grief

accablé de chagrin

3. prostrate BOT:

prostrate

II.prostrate VB trans [Brit prɒˈstreɪt, Am ˈprɑstreɪt]

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to be prostrated by illness, grief

être abattu par

III.prostrate VB refl [Brit prɒˈstreɪt, Am ˈprɑstreɪt]

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to prostrate oneself

se prosterner (before devant)

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prostré (prostrée) (gén)

prostrate

prosternement

prostrate position

to prostrate oneself (devant before)

être prosterné devant l'autel

to be prostrate before the altar

rampant (rampante) tige

prostrate

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I.prostrate [ˈprɒstreɪt, Am ˈprɑ:streɪt] ADJ

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1. prostrate (lying face downward):

prostrate

2. prostrate (overcome):

prostrate

to be prostrate with grief

être prostré de douleurs

II.prostrate [ˈprɒstreɪt, Am ˈprɑ:streɪt] VB trans

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to prostrate oneself

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effondré(e)

prostrate

prostré(e)

prostrate

to be prostrate with grief

être prostré de douleurs

to prostrate oneself

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A kora is performed by walking or repeatedly prostrating oneself. en.wikipedia.org

Heights vary from prostrate to 1.5 metres high. en.wikipedia.org

This is a generally erect but sometimes spreading or prostrate plant with stems up to half a meter in length. en.wikipedia.org

Hence, a row of males would face and prostrate before the females, and vice versa. en.wikipedia.org

The trunk is usually prostrate, but may sometimes be erect. en.wikipedia.org

It has a prostrate habit, growing up to 0.5 metres high. en.wikipedia.org

It is an annual herb growing prostrate or upright, its multibranched stem reaching up to about 27 centimeters long. en.wikipedia.org

The stems are usually erect, prostrate or decumbent to ascending, and are stout and corymbed branched. en.wikipedia.org

When the trumpets sound the signal, all the people who were within the sacrifice prostrate themselves, stretching out flat, face down and on the ground. en.wikipedia.org

The stems are usually erect and branching or sprawling, or in a few species prostrate along the ground. en.wikipedia.org

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