arrastrarse

arrastrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to drag oneself, crawl

2 figurado (humillarse) to creep, crawl

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1) to crawl

2) grovel

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VPR

1) (=reptar) [bebé, serpiente] to crawl; [herido] to drag o.s.

la oruga se arrastraba lentamente por el suelo — the caterpillar crawled along the ground

la víctima se arrastró hasta la puerta — the victim dragged himself to the door

2) (=humillarse) to grovel

se arrastró ante el profesor para conseguir el aprobado — he grovelled to the teacher so as to get a pass mark

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(v.) = crawl

Ex. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.

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(v.) = crawl

Ex: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.

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■arrastrarse verbo reflexivo to drag oneself
fig (rebajarse) to crawl
'arrastrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrastrar
English:
creep
- crawl
- cringe
- grovel

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vpr

1. [por el suelo] to crawl;

los soldados se arrastraban por el barro the soldiers crawled through the mud

2. [humillarse] to grovel;

se arrastró ante ella he grovelled to her

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arrastrarse

v/r crawl; fig (humillarse) grovel, crawl (delante de to)

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vr

1) : to crawl

2) : to grovel

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arrastrarse vb (reptar) to crawl

los reptiles se arrastran reptiles crawl