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prone

UK
/prəʊn/
US
/proʊn/

Translations

proneadjective
more prone
Comp.
most prone
Super.
UK
/prəʊn/
US
/proʊn/
sujet à
He is prone to making mistakes when he is tired.
Il est sujet à faire des erreurs lorsqu'il est fatigué.
Additional translations
à plat ventreEn position couchée, face vers le bas.
Synonyms
inclined
vulnerable
disposed
liable
susceptible
Antonyms
upright
standing
proneverb
proned
Past Simple
proned
Past Participle
proning
Gerund
UK
/prəʊn/
US
/proʊn/
Rare but attested; means to place someone/something (or oneself) in a prone position.
mettre à plat ventreSens médical ou physique : placer quelqu'un ou quelque chose face contre terre.
The therapist carefully proned the patient to improve ventilation.
Le thérapeute a soigneusement mis le patient à plat ventre pour améliorer la ventilation.
Additional translations
se mettre à plat ventreUsage plus rare, souvent avec l'idée de se coucher au sol.

Definitions

proneadjective
Likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome.
He is prone to making mistakes when he is tired.
Lying flat, especially face downward.
The soldier was found in a prone position on the battlefield.
proneverb
To position (a person or object) so that it is lying flat, especially face downward.
The therapist carefully proned the patient to improve ventilation.
To move or lie oneself in a prone position, often with the particle "out."
The marine proned out behind the sandbag wall.
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