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ПОВЕРГАТЬ/ПОВЕРГНУТЬ К СТОПАМ (К НОГАМ) чьим or кого obs, lit VP usu. this WO

1. \С-600 кого ( subj: usu. human) to cause a person to become totally submissive to oneself or another

(of o.s. ) to become totally submissive, and show homage to another

X поверг Y-a к своим стопам - X brought Y to X's feet

X поверг себя к Z-овым стопам - X bowed down to Z

X prostrated himself before Z X knelt before Z (at Z% feet).

...(Ольга) любовалась, гордилась этим поверженным к ногам её, её же силою, человеком! (Гончаров 1). ...She (Olga) gazed with admiration and pride at this man whom she brought to her feet by her own power (1b).

2. - что (subj: human or collect) to present sth. to s.o. as a sign of one's dependence on or submissiveness to that person, or as an offering when requesting sth. of that person

X поверг Y к ногам Z-a = X laid Y at Vs feet

(in refer, to a banner, standard etc) X lowered Y at Vs feet.

Когда на бале Кутузов, по старой екатерининской привычке, при входе государя в бальную залу велел к ногам его повергнуть взятые знамёна, государь неприятно поморщился и проговорил слова, в которых некоторые слышали: «старый комедиант» (Толстой 7). When, in accordance with the custom of Catherine's time, Kutuzov ordered the captured standards to be lowered at the Emperor's feet as he entered the ballroom, the Emperor made a wry face and muttered something, which some people understood as "the old comedian" (7a).