Traductions de „groveling“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » allemand

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grov·el <GB -ll- [or Am usu -l-]> [ˈgrɒvəl, Am ˈgrɑ:v-] VERBE intr

1. grovel (behave obsequiously):

to grovel [before sb]

[vor jdm] zu Kreuze kriechen

to grovel [before sb]

katzbuckeln

they wrote a grovelling letter of apology

sie schrieben einen unterwürfigen Entschuldigungsbrief

the dog grovelled before his master

der Hund winselte vor seinem Herrn

2. grovel (crawl):

grovel

kriechen

I grovelled under the sofa

ich kroch unters Sofa

to grovel about in the dirt

im Schmutz [herum]wühlen

to grovel on one's knees [or on all fours]

auf [den] Knien rutschen

to grovel on one's knees [or on all fours]

auf allen vieren kriechen

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

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.

www.independent.co.uk

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

gizmodo.com

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.

www.salon.com

These "contests" involve groveling politicians appearing at the beck and call of the rich and powerful, and so reflect our new 1% electoral system.

www.thenation.com

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

www.alternet.org

He grovelled to the insurgents as he had done to his parents.

en.wikipedia.org

If he falls down, he is not permitted to rise or be raised, but grovels along upon the ground.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.globalresearch.ca

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.

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org