grovel in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for grovel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.grovel <groveling groveled Am grovelling grovelled Brit> [Am ˈɡrɑvəl, ˈɡrəvəl, Brit ˈɡrɒv(ə)l, ˈɡrʌv(ə)l] VB intr

grovel

humillarse

grovel

postrarse

grovel

prosternarse

to grovel for mercy

implorar piedad

to grovel before sb or at sb's feet

prosternarse ante alguien or a los pies de alguien

you'll have to grovel before he'll give you a pay increase

tendrás que arrastrarte a sus pies para que te dé un aumento

II.grovel [Am ˈɡrɑvəl, ˈɡrəvəl, Brit ˈɡrɒv(ə)l, ˈɡrʌv(ə)l] N inf

he's in the boss's office having a good grovel

está en la oficina del jefe, pidiendo perdón de rodillas inf

I'm very sorry, grovel, grovel hum

mil perdones, su señoría hum

Translations for grovel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hacerle el rendibú a alg.

to grovel o crawl to sb inf

arrastrarse por los suelos inf

to grovel

arrastrarse

to grovel

grovel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grovel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

grovel [ˈgrɒvl, Am ˈgrɑ:vl] VB intr Brit: -ll-, Am: -l-

1. grovel (behave obsequiously):

to grovel (before sb)

humillarse (ante alguien)

2. grovel (crawl):

grovel

arrastrarse

to grovel in the dust fig

morder el polvo

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arrastrarse

to grovel

grovel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grovel (before sb)

humillarse (ante alguien)

to grovel in the dust fig

morder el polvo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A steady paycheck, health insurance, not having to grovel to every creepy old man who walks in -- this is what waiters want.

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Making them grovel before the altar of political correctness, in the end, damages all of us.

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The "pro-worker" candidates are never held accountable post-election, since this would require challenging them instead of groveling.

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They follow him everywhere, they are begging, they are groveling.

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Words like halo, deity, worship elevates the country to a height and then words such as chained, grovelling, lowly dust and wreath bring out the contrast strongly.

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Because if we must grovel at the feet of strangers, just because they're richer, thinner and more famous, better her than the rest of them.

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She never had to grovel for an appointment.

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When it's the big square groveling in the dirt submissively, infants look far longer -- hey, that guy's supposed to win the interaction, he's bigger.

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Did they come groveling back a few months later when everything fell apart without you?

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He climed the social ladder through his unscrupulousness and steps down and grovels up.

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