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knee [ni:]1 noun(a) (part of body) genou m;∎ the snow was up to our knees, we were up to our knees in snow on avait de la neige jusqu'aux genoux;∎ at knee level à hauteur du genou;∎ to go down on one's knees, to fall to one's knees se mettre à genoux;∎ also figurative to be on one's knees être à genoux;∎ literary to bend or to bow the knee to or before sb fléchir le genou devant qn, s'incliner devant qn;∎ to bring sb to his/her knees faire capituler qn;∎ the war nearly brought the country to its knees la guerre a failli entraîner la ruine du pays(b) (of trousers) genou m;∎ worn at the knees usé aux genoux∎ come and sit on my knee viens t'asseoir sur mes genoux;∎ to put sb over one's knee donner la fessée à ou corriger qn;∎ I learnt it at my mother's knee j'ai appris cela dès ma plus tendre enfance;∎ on bended knee à genoux;∎ to go down on bended knee se mettre à genouxdonner un coup de genou à;∎ he kneed me in the groin il m'a donné un coup de genou dans l'aine;∎ she kneed the door open elle poussa la porte du genou►► Technology knee bracket console-équerre f;British knee breeches knickers mpl;knee drop (in wrestling) projection f sur le genou;knee jerk réflexe m rotulien;knee joint articulation f du genou;knee pad genouillère f;knee plate gousset m (de charpente);knee reflex réflexe m rotulien;Carpentry knee timber bois m courbant ou coudé
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