Postrado (en. Prostrate)

/posˈtɾaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Describing someone who is in a position of submission or weakness.

He felt prostrated by illness and could not get out of bed.

Se sintió postrado por la enfermedad y no pudo levantarse de la cama.

Who is in a posture of dejection or humility.

He was prostrated before the person for his actions.

Estaba postrado ante la perdona por sus acciones.

In reference to someone who feels incapable of acting due to external circumstances.

The emotional blow left him prostrated at home for weeks.

El golpe anímico lo dejó postrado en su casa durante semanas.

From the verb "postrar," which comes from the Latin "postrāre," meaning "to lay or put horizontally."

to be prostrated

To be in a position of weakness or incapacity, generally due to illness.

estar postrado

prostrated with pain

To be incapacitated by intense pain, physical or emotional.

postrado de dolor

prostrated in prayer

It refers to being in a posture of prayer, often on knees or with the head bowed.

postrado en oración

to prostrate

To make someone assume a horizontal or submissive position.

postrar

to lay

To place something on a surface, either horizontally or in an extended manner.

tender

to depress

To make someone fall or sink, either physically or emotionally.

abatir

To be completely capitulated or defeated by circumstances.

After the fight, he was prostrated on the ground.

Después de la pelea, quedó postrado en el suelo.

To feel very tired and without energy to do anything.

I worked so many hours that now I am prostrated.

Estuve trabajando tantas horas que ahora estoy postrado.