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♦ knee /ni:/n.1 (anat.) ginocchio: My knees were trembling, mi tremavano le ginocchia; to go down on one's knees, inginocchiarsi; mettersi ginocchioni; ( Down) on your knees!, in ginocchio!; DIALOGO → - Wedding- He got down on one knee, si è inginocchiato; to fall (o to drop, to sink) to one's knees, cadere (o buttarsi) in ginocchio; (fig.) to bend (o to bow) the knee (o one's knee) to sb., piegare il ginocchio (o le ginocchia) davanti a q.; sottomettersi a q.2 (al pl.) ginocchia; grembo (sing.): to sit on sb. 's knees, sedere sulle ginocchia di q. (o in grembo a q.)3 ( di pantaloni, ecc.) ginocchio: Your trousers bag at the knees, i calzoni ti fanno le borse ai ginocchi4 (mecc., falegn., ecc.) giunto a ginocchio; tubo a gomito; pezzo di legno a squadra; mensola ( di fresatrice)6 (archit.) gomito; curva● knee bend, flessione; piegamento □ ( slang USA) knee-bender, baciapile; bigotto □ (anat.) knee bone, rotula; patella □ knee boots, stivali al ginocchio □ (stor.) knee-breeches, brache; calzoni al ginocchio □ knee-deep, immerso fino al ginocchio; (che arriva, alto fino) al ginocchio; (fig.) (dentro) fino al collo: We stood knee-deep in water, eravamo nell'acqua fino al ginocchio; l'acqua ci arrivava alle ginocchia; The snow was knee-deep, la neve arrivava al ginocchio; He is knee-deep in debt, è nei debiti fino al collo □ ( lotta libera) knee drop, schiacciata ( dell'avversario) sul proprio ginocchio □ knee-high, (che arriva, alto fino) al ginocchio: knee-high boots, stivali al ginocchio; knee-high grass, erba alta fino al ginocchio □ (fam.) knee-high to a grasshopper, alto come un soldo di cacio □ knee-hole, spazio per le gambe ( sotto una scrivania) □ (sost.) knee-jerk, (med.) riflesso patellare □ (agg.) knee-jerk, fatto per reazione meccanica, istintivo; impulsivo; viscerale: knee-jerk reaction, reazione automatica (o istintiva); knee-jerk opposition, opposizione viscerale □ knee-joint, (anat.) articolazione del ginocchio; (mecc.) giunto a ginocchio □ knee-length, (che arriva, lungo fino) al ginocchio □ knee-length skirt, gonna al ginocchio □ knee-pad, ginocchiera imbottita □ (anat., antiq.) knee-pan, rotula; patella □ (stor.) knee-piece, ginocchiera ( dell'armatura) □ (edil.) knee-roof, tetto a mansarda □ knee-room, spazio per le gambe ( in auto, in aereo, ecc.) □ knee rug, plaid; coperta da viaggio □ (fam. USA) knee-slapper, barzelletta (o battuta) divertentissima □ ( sci) knee socks, calzettoni; calzini lunghi □ knee support, ginocchiera □ (mus.) knee-swell, leva di organo ( azionata col ginocchio) □ ( anche fig.) knee to knee, fianco a fianco; ( anche) seduti uno di fronte all'altro ( con le ginocchia che si toccano) □ (naut.) knee timber, legname per braccioli □ (volg.) knee trembler, sveltina fatta in piedi □ (fam. GB) knees-up, festa rumorosa; party vivace; baldoria □ knee warmer, copriginocchi ( di un ciclista, una ballerina, ecc.) □ across sb. 's knees, (di traverso) sulle ginocchia □ (fig.) at one's mother's (o father's) knee, nella prima infanzia; fin da bambino □ to bring sb. to their knees, mettere q. in ginocchio; sottomettere q. □ (fig.) on one's knees, in ginocchio; stremato; a pezzi: Our economy is on its knees, la nostra economia è in ginocchio □ (fig.) on bended knees, in ginocchio; in atteggiamento supplice □ to go weak at the knees, sentirsi cedere le ginocchia; sentirsi le gambe molli.(to) knee /ni:/v. t.
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