prone in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for prone in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.prone [Brit prəʊn, Am proʊn] ADJ

1. prone (prostrate):

to lie prone

giacere prono or essere in posizione prona

2. prone (liable):

to be prone to migraines, colds

essere soggetto a

to be prone to depression, violence

essere incline a

to be prone to do or to doing

tendere a fare

II.-prone COMP

accident-prone

soggetto a incidenti

flood-prone

soggetto a inondazioni

accident-prone [Brit ˈaksɪd(ə)ntprəʊn, Am ˈæksədəntˌproʊn] ADJ

to be accident-prone

essere soggetto a frequenti incidenti

Translations for prone in the Italian»English Dictionary

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proclive

prone

proclive all'indulgenza

prone to indulgence

prono

prone

giaceva prono

he was lying face down or prone

prono fig

prone a: to

iracondo

prone to anger

ridanciano

prone to laugh

soggetto a inondazioni

flood-prone

incline

prone

essere incline a espressione, violenza

to be prone to, to be slanted to or towards

essere predisposto a una malattia

to be predisposed or prone to a disease

essere soggetto a raffreddori, emicranie

to be prone to

essere soggetto ad alluvioni zona:

to be subject to flooding, to be flood-prone

prone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prone in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.prone [proʊn] ADJ

to be prone to doing sth

essere incline a fare qc

II.prone [proʊn] ADV

prone

bocconi inv

to lie prone on the floor/table

essere steso a faccia in giù sul pavimento/tavolo

accident-prone ADJ

accident-prone

soggetto, -a agli incidenti

error-prone ADJ

error-prone

soggetto, -a a errori

Translations for prone in the Italian»English Dictionary

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essere soggetto a qc

to be prone to sth

prone Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be prone to doing sth

essere incline a fare qc

to lie prone on the floor/table

essere steso a faccia in giù sul pavimento/tavolo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was designed to be fired by a soldier while prone.

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Half-inch bits cost more but, being stiffer, are less prone to vibration (giving smoother cuts) and are less likely to break than the smaller sizes.

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Carbon fibre is less flexible (stiffer) than glass fibre and more brittle and prone to breakage when misused.

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The central nervous system depressant effects of benzodiazepines may make driving or operating machinery dangerous and the elderly are more prone to these adverse effects.

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Exact figures are uncertain as accounts of that period were prone to bombast.

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She is quick-tempered and prone to screeching when she's upset.

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Cosmonauts reported the suit to be uncomfortable and prone to overheating.

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Panel is more expensive, heavier, harder to transport, and prone to warp or split in poor conditions.

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Common features of the stream terrace are friable serpentine soils that are stable, not eroding, and not prone to frost heave.

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This plate is riddled with active faults thus making the area extremely earthquake prone.

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