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Lying prone on a bench

ROBINDESBOIS

November 15, 2009 03:28 AM

Lying prone on a bench

it means lying flat with the front of your body facing downwards.
How can we say facing upwards.?

Perikles

November 15, 2009 03:54 AM

How about: Lying on your back ? :rolleyes:

hermit

November 15, 2009 04:54 AM

The opposite of 'prone' is 'supine'.

Perikles

November 15, 2009 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermit (Post 61572)

The opposite of 'prone' is 'supine'.

That's true, but not many people use the word.

Tomisimo

November 15, 2009 05:18 AM

Also "lying face up on the beach".

hermit

November 15, 2009 05:53 AM

that's true, 'supine' is a little-known word outside of anatomical usage
such as 'pronation/supination'.

irmamar

November 15, 2009 11:24 AM

Prono / supino in Spanish, too. Very common word in gymnastics (I still remember my gymnastics teacher :eek: ) :D

chileno

November 15, 2009 12:56 PM

Doctors use those terms too.

En Chile con decir "boca arriba" or "boca abajo", es suficiente.

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