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bended ['bendɪd]∎ literary on one's bended knees, on bended knee (ask for something) à genoux;∎ to go down on bended knee or knees (kneel down) se mettre à genoux, s'agenouiller;∎ figurative to go down on one's bended knees to sb (beg) supplier qn -
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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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knee [ni:]genou m• to be knee-deep in paperwork (inf) être dans la paperasse jusqu'au cou (inf) ► knee-high adjective à hauteur de genou• knee-high to a grasshopper (inf) haut comme trois pommes (inf) ► knee-jerk adjective [reaction] réflexe* * *[niː] 1.noun Anatomy genou m2.to be on/fall to one's knees — être/tomber à genoux
transitive verb donner un coup de genou à [person]••to bring ou force somebody/something to his/its knees — mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose à genoux
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A ⇒ The human body n Anat genou m ; lit, fig to be on/fall to one's knees être/tomber à genoux ; to be up to one's knees in water avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux ; to sit on sb's knee s'asseoir sur les genoux de qn ; come and sit on my knee viens t'asseoir sur mes genoux ; to have the paper open on one's knee avoir le journal ouvert sur les genoux ; to eat on one's knee manger sur ses genoux ; on (one's) hands and knees à quatre pattes ; to go down on bended knee (to sb) se mettre à genoux (devant qn).to bring ou force sb/sth to his/its knees mettre qn/qch à genoux ; to go weak at the knees avoir les jambes qui flageolent.
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