despatarrado

sprawled out

despatarrado(dehs-pah-tah-rrah-doh)

adjective

1. (stretched out)

a. sprawled out

Juan estaba tan borracho que no llegó a su cama. Lo encontré durmiendo despatarrado en el sillón.

Juan was so drunk that he didn't make it to his bed. I found him sprawled out on the sofa asleep.

2. (with legs wide open)

a. splayed out

El hombre estaba despatarrado sobre la silla, intentando parecer seguro de sí mismo.

The man was sitting on the chair with his legs splayed out, trying to look confident.

despatarrado

adjective

cayó al suelo despatarrado he fell over on the ground and was left sprawling; no te sientes tan despatarrada don't sit with your legs wide apart like that

La salamanquesa inofensiva, jadea, despatarrada en la pared, al acecho de una mosca