How do you say "fell on his face"?
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someone please answer
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updated Nov 11, 2010
posted by clemdogg10
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This can depend on the context. If someone is bowing down to God, as the Bible verse Genesis 17:3, the translation was "cayó rostro en tierra" (NVI).
The other translators on this site offer
postró sobre su rostro
and
se cayó en la cara
The translator works pretty well on this one. 
updated Nov 11, 2010
posted by 0066c384
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updated Nov 11, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
nice, that's a new one for me too :) Thanx Q - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 11, 2010
Me too lol I had worked out the se cayó part lol :) - FELIZ77, Nov 11, 2010
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As you should be able to tell from the replies, the meaning of "fell on his face" is subject to interpretation. At the very least "he went from a standing position to a prone (face downmost) position" or "he made a fool of himself". To echo Keown, "context".
updated Nov 13, 2010
posted by samdie
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Se cayó de bruces - He fell on his face (forward)
Se cayó de espaldas - He fell on his back (backward)
updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
