knee breeches in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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breeches [Am ˈbrɪtʃɪz, ˈbritʃɪz, Brit ˈbrɪtʃɪz, ˈbriːtʃɪz] N npl

See also big

I.big <comp bigger, superl biggest> [Am bɪɡ, Brit bɪɡ] ADJ The usual translation of big, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun.

II.big [Am bɪɡ, Brit bɪɡ] ADV inf

breech1 [Am britʃ, Brit briːtʃ] N (of firearm)

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 breeches in the PONS Dictionary

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The corduroy knee breeches buttoned loosely below the knee and his double-breasted, cut-away coat, although slightly ragged, yet clearly repaired and patched, were respectable.
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Falling somewhere south of the ankle, they are a far cry from the knee breeches and stirrups that long defined the major leagues.
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Sadly, today such sentiments in our public culture are as quaint as powdered periwigs and silk knee breeches.
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Knee breeches of course in use now by everyone.
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This look was based on dark coats, full-length trousers rather than knee breeches and stockings, and above all immaculate shirt linen and an elaborately knotted cravat.
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He wouldn't for instance be partial to knee breeches.
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Long trousers is what he wants, but the motion picture claims him and demands that he stay in knee breeches.
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Sepoys wore red coats, white cross belts, knee breeches and a pagri; knee breaches gave place to white shorts below which were bare feet in sandals.
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These included plain uniforms without gold braid for office wear, plus white knee breeches and stocking for court functions when royalty were present.
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Often you'll see tricorn hats, waistcoats, knickers or knee breeches, ruffled cuffs, neck stocks, buckled shoes.
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