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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.) rodilla2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) rodillera•- kneecap- knee-deep
knee n rodillatr[niː]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL rodilla2 (of trousers) rodillera1 dar un rodillazo a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go down on one's knees arrodillarseto bring somebody to their knees humillar a alguiento bring the country to its knees llevar el país al borde de la ruinaknee ['ni:] n: rodilla fn.• rodilla s.f.• ángulo s.m.v.• dar un rodillazo a v.
I niːnoun (Anat, Clothing) rodilla fto be on one's knees — estar* arrodillado, estar* de rodillas or (liter) de hinojos
to go o get down on one's knees — ponerse* de rodillas, arrodillarse
my/his knees were knocking — (colloq) me/le temblaban las piernas
to bow o bend the knee to somebody — doblar la cerviz ante alguien
on bended knee(s) — de rodillas, de hinojos (liter)
to bring something to its knees: the strike brought the country to its knees — la huelga llevó el país al borde del desastre
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transitive verb darle* or pegarle* un rodillazo a[niː]1.N (Anat) rodilla f ; [of garment] rodilla f•
on one's knees, on bended knee — de rodillas•
to bow the knee to — humillarse ante, someterse a•
a sharp pain nearly brought me to my knees — un dolor agudo hizo que casi me cayera de rodillasthe embargo has brought the country to its knees — el embargo ha llevado al país al borde del desastre
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to fall on one's knees — caer de rodillas•
to go or get down on one's knees — arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillasto go or get down on one's knees to sb — arrodillarse ante algn
weak 1., 1)to go to sb on (one's) bended knees — (fig) suplicar a algn de rodillas
2.3.CPDknee breeches NPL — calzón m corto
knee joint N — articulación f de la rodilla
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I [niː]noun (Anat, Clothing) rodilla fto be on one's knees — estar* arrodillado, estar* de rodillas or (liter) de hinojos
to go o get down on one's knees — ponerse* de rodillas, arrodillarse
my/his knees were knocking — (colloq) me/le temblaban las piernas
to bow o bend the knee to somebody — doblar la cerviz ante alguien
on bended knee(s) — de rodillas, de hinojos (liter)
to bring something to its knees: the strike brought the country to its knees — la huelga llevó el país al borde del desastre
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transitive verb darle* or pegarle* un rodillazo a
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