housemaid's knee in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for housemaid's knee in the English»French Dictionary

housemaid's knee N

housemaid's knee

inflammation f du genou

Translations for housemaid's knee in the English»French Dictionary

housemaid N

housemaid

femme f de chambre

I.knee [Brit niː, Am ni] N ANAT

knee

genou m

lit, fig to be on/fall to one's knees

être/tomber à genoux

to be up to one's knees in water

avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

to sit on sb's knee

s'asseoir sur les genoux de qn

come and sit on my knee

viens t'asseoir sur mes genoux

to have the paper open on one's knee

avoir le journal ouvert sur les genoux

to eat on one's knee

manger sur ses genoux

on (one's) hands and knees

à quatre pattes

to go down on bended knee (to sb)

se mettre à genoux (devant qn)

II.knee [Brit niː, Am ni] VB trans

knee person:

knee

donner un coup de genou à

III.knee [Brit niː, Am ni]

to bring or force sb/sth to his/its knees

mettre qn/qc à genoux

to go weak at the knees

avoir les jambes qui flageolent

housemaid's knee in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for housemaid's knee in the English»French Dictionary

housemaid N

housemaid

employée f de maison

I.knee [ni:] N

knee

genou m

to get down on one's knees

se mettre à genoux

to sit sb on one's knee

mettre qn sur ses genoux

on your knees!

à genoux !

Phrases:

to bring sb to their knees

forcer qn à capituler

II.knee [ni:] VB trans

knee

donner un coup de genou à

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That he has escaped one illness, housemaid's knee, leaves him both chagrined and anxious for the journey.

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