knee in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for knee in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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1. knee ANAT:

knee
rodilla f
I felt weak at the knees
se me aflojaron las piernas
to be on one's knees
estar arrodillado
to be on one's knees
estar de rodillas
to be on one's knees
estar de hinojos liter
he fell on his knees in front of the king
cayó de rodillas ante el rey
he fell on his knees in front of the king
se postró de hinojos ante el rey liter
to go or get down on one's knees
ponerse de rodillas
to go or get down on one's knees
arrodillarse
(down) on your knees!
¡de rodillas!
(down) on your knees!
¡arrodíllate!
I'm not going down on my knees to him
no se lo voy a pedir de rodillas
my/his knees were knocking inf
me/le temblaban las piernas
to bow or bend the knee to sb
doblar la cerviz ante alguien
on bended knee(s)
de rodillas
on bended knee(s)
de hinojos liter
to bring sb to his/her knees
doblegar or humillar a alguien
to bring sth to its knees the strike brought the country to its knees
la huelga llevó el país al borde del desastre
knee joint
articulación f de la rodilla

II.knee [Am ni, Brit niː] VB trans

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knee-length [Am, Brit ˈniːlɛŋθ] ADJ

knee-deep [Am ˈˌni ˈˌdip, Brit niːˈdiːp] ADJ pred

knee-jerk [Am ˈni ˈˌdʒərk, Brit ˈniːdʒəːk] N

knee-high [Am ˈˌni ˈˌhaɪ, Brit ˌniːˈhʌi] ADJ

knee in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for knee in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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knee-jerk [ˈni:dʒɜ:k, Am -dʒɜ:rk] ADJ

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on bended knee
de rodillas
on bended knee
arrodillado(-a)
to go down on bended knee
arrodillarse

Translations for knee in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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knee Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

water on the knee
derrame m sinovial
to be knee-high to a grasshopper
ser un renacuajo
to knee sb
dar un rodillazo a alguien
a knee/back injury
una lesión de rodilla/espalda
knee/waist-high
hasta la rodilla/cintura
on bended knee
de rodillas
on bended knee
arrodillado(-a)
to go down on bended knee
arrodillarse
to be knee-high
llegar hasta las rodillas
to be knee-deep in sth
estar metido hasta las rodillas en algo
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He had to hear the charges and evidence on his knees.
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I had difficulties with my knee and back.
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Also, their boot length was shortened from knee-high (in the pilot episode) to normal length boots in the final series.
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As a variant, some swimmers move the knees apart during the preparation phase and keep them apart until almost the end of the thrust phase.
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He was ruled out of action for six months following rehabilitation and knee surgery.
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Rounds continued until one fighter touched the ground with his knee, or simply fell down.
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A deeper stretch can be achieved by separating the knees slightly wider at the outset.
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A resulting knee injury made his physicians think that he would never ride a horse again.
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He organizes a labor strike, which brings the station to its knees.
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The pond is also used for many recreational sports such as tubing, knee boarding and wake boarding and water skiing.
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