grovelling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for grovelling 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 grovelling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rendibú

grovelling Brit

hacerle el rendibú a alg.

to grovel o crawl to sb inf

arrastrado (arrastrada) (servil) RioPl

grovelling Brit

arrastrarse por los suelos inf

to grovel

arrastrarse

to grovel

grovelling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grovelling 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

Translations for grovelling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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arrastrarse

to grovel

grovelling 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

There will be no mercy for our sugar-coated, honey-dripping, wheedling, grovelling allies!

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The author also mentions that the country has been humiliated and ashamed of herself grovelling in the dust.

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Reduced to grovelling, he is removed by guards.

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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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T is the season of apologies - specifically, grovelling apologies by some of our finest academic brains for homophobic remarks they've made in public.

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