-
1 knee
[ni:]1) (the joint at the bend of the leg: He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.) celis2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) ceļgals•- kneecap- knee-deep* * *celis; iegrūst ar celi -
2 knee-deep
adjective (reaching up to, or covered up to, one's knees: knee-deep water; He is knee-deep in water.) līdz ceļiem* * *līdz ceļiem; iegrimis, pārņemts -
3 knee socks
pusgarās zeķes -
4 knee-breeches
golfa bikses -
5 knee-cap
ceļa kauliņš, skritulis; stilbsargs -
6 knee-capping
šāviens pa ceļa kauliņu -
7 knee-cords
velveta golfa bikses -
8 knee-high to a grasshopper
mazs, sīks -
9 knee-hole
vieta starp rakstāmgalda skapīšiem -
10 knee-jerk
ceļgala reflekss; ceļgala refleksa; pats par sevi saprotams, paredzams; nemainīgs, parasts, pastāvīgs -
11 knee-jerk reaction
automātiska reakcija -
12 knee-joint
ceļa locītava -
13 knee-slapper
satriecošs joks -
14 his knee is out
viņš ir izmežģījis celi -
15 to dance a child on one's knee
ucināt bērnu uz ceļiem -
16 to learn something at one's mother's knee
iemācīties kaut ko no bērnības; iezīst ar mātes pienuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to learn something at one's mother's knee
-
17 to offer a knee to somebody
sniegt kādam atbalstu; būt kāda sekundantam -
18 to scrape one's knee
nobrāzt celi -
19 graze
[ɡreiz] I verb((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.) ganītiesII 1. verb1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) nobrāzt2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) viegli pieskarties; skart2. noun(the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) nobrāzums; skramba* * *nobrāzums, skramba; viegli pieskarties; ganīties; ganīt; nobrāzt; izmantot par ganībām -
20 bandy
['bændi]((of legs) bent outwards at the knee: She wears long skirts to hide her bandy legs.) (par kājām) līks* * *hokejs; hokeja nūja; mētāt; līks; svītrains
См. также в других словарях:
Knee — (n[=e]), n. [OE. kne, cneo, As. cne[ o], cne[ o]w; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. kn[=i], G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. kn[=e], Sw. kn[ a], Dan. kn[ae], Goth. kniu, L. genu, Gr. go ny, Skr. j[=a]nu, [root]231. Cf. {Genuflection}.] 1. In … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knee — [nē] n. [ME kne < OE cneow, akin to Ger knie < IE base * ĝeneu > Sans jānu, Gr gony, gonia, L genu, a knee] 1. a) the joint between the thigh and the lower part of the human leg b) the front part of the leg at this joint 2. a joint… … English World dictionary
knee — ► NOUN 1) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg. 2) the upper surface of a person s thigh when sitting. 3) something resembling a knee in shape or position, e.g. an angled piece of wood or metal. ► VERB (knees, kneed, kneeing) ▪ hit with… … English terms dictionary
Knee — (n[=e]), v. t. To supplicate by kneeling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Fall down, and knee The way into his mercy. Shak [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knee — knee; knee·let; knee·sie; … English syllables
Knee — Infobox Anatomy Name = Knee joints Latin = articulatio genus GraySubject = 93 GrayPage = 339 Caption = Diagram of human knee |Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = femoral, obturator, sciatic Lymph = MeshName = Knee MeshNumber … Wikipedia
Knee — The knee is a joint which has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia) to form the main knee joint. This joint has an inner (medial) and an outer (lateral) compartment. The kneecap (the patella) joins the… … Medical dictionary
knee — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ bony, knobbly, knobby (esp. AmE) ▪ bare ▪ bent … Collocations dictionary
knee — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b the corresponding joint in other animals. c the area around this. d the upper surface of the thigh of a sitting person; the lap (held her on his knee). 2… … Useful english dictionary
knee — /nee/, n., v., kneed, kneeing. n. 1. Anat. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg. See diag. under skeleton. 2.… … Universalium
knee — knee1 W2S2 [ni:] n [: Old English; Origin: cneow] 1.) the joint that bends in the middle of your leg ▪ Lucy had a bandage round her knee. on your knees ▪ She was on her knees (=kneeling) weeding the garden. sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so… … Dictionary of contemporary English