prone

1. Lying face-down.

   prone position

   in Bauchlage

   лежа́щий ничко́мležáščij ničkóm, лицо́м внизlicóm vniz

   lying face downward

2. Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.

3. Having a downward inclination or slope.

4. Shooting from a position while lying down.

   лёжаljóža

5. (figuratively)Predisposed, liable, inclined, given (to something) (most often, specifically to being befallen by an unsought bad outcome, rather than to undertaking a willful behavior or to having a happy accident).

   prone to failure

   schräg, anfällig, geneigt

   накло́нныйnaklónnyj, скло́нныйsklónnyj, предрасполо́женныйpredraspolóžennyj

1. He is prone to getting excited.

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2. Tom is prone to temper tantrums.

   ruТом склонен к вспышкам гнева.

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3. Elderly people are prone to illness.

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4. Tom is prone to mood swings.

   ruТом склонен к переменам настроения.

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5. Tom is very accident-prone.

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