de bruces
Spanish, adverb[d̪e ˈβ̞ɾuses]
de bruces is a Spanish adverb meaning “prone; face down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does de bruces mean in English?
adverb
- 1
prone; face down
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. De modo o en posición tal que la cara o frente, normalmente dirigidas hacia adelante, quedan mirando hacia abajo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of de bruces
- de buces alternative
- de buzos alternative archaic
- de bruzos alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce de bruces?
- [d̪e ˈβ̞ɾuses]
- [d̪e ˈβ̞ɾuθes]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to de bruces
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.