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à plat ventre

face down

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face down Describes someone lying with their stomach against the ground; it can also be used figuratively to mean being submissive to someone.
FR: Le chien dort à plat ventre sur le tapis.
EN: The dog is sleeping face down on the rug.

Dès lors il vécut à plat ventre sur son parquet.

From then on, he lived face down on his hardwood floor.

À plat ventre.

Lying face down.

— Out of It (1978)

Tous les détenus à terre, à plat ventre.

All the prisoners on the ground, lying flat on their stomachs.

À plat ventre !

On your stomach!

— Akira (1988)

Les hommes sont à plat ventre devant elle.

The men are lying flat on their stomachs in front of her.

Tous à plat ventre !

Everyone on their stomachs!

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

J'ai dit à plat ventre.

I said to lie on your stomach.

— Out of It (1978)