prone

incline, soggetto

Che tende a fare qualcosa o a subire qualcosa, soprattutto di negativo.

In inglese semplice: Likely to do something or experience something, especially something bad.

• She is prone to headaches.
• This old engine is prone to breaking down.
• Are some people more prone to mistakes when they are tired?

Come si usa: be prone to something (Young children are prone to ear infections.); be prone to doing something (He is prone to forgetting names.)

Sinonimi: susceptible, liable, inclined

Espressioni comuni: prone to something, prone to doing, prone to injury, prone to failure

prono, a pancia in giù

Disteso con il viso rivolto verso terra.

In inglese semplice: Lying flat with your face towards the ground.

• He lay prone on the floor.
• The patient was placed in a prone position.
• She found him prone beside the bed.

Come si usa: lie prone on something (He lay prone on the grass.)

Sinonimi: face down

Contrari: supine

Espressioni comuni: lie prone, a prone position, prone on something