rodilla

f.

knee.

estaba de rodillas he was on his knees

te lo pido de rodillas (figurative) I'm begging you

doblar o hincar la rodilla to go down on one knee; (arrodillarse) to bow (down), to humble oneself (figurative)

ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down)

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rodilla

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA knee

2 (paño) cloth, floorcloth

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de rodillas (arrodillado) kneeling 2 figurado on bended knees

doblar la rodilla / hincar la rodilla (arrodillarse) to kneel down

caer de rodillas to fall on one's knees 2 figurado to humble oneself

hincarse de rodillas / ponerse de rodillas to kneel down, go down on one's knees

estar de rodillas to be kneeling down, be on one's knees

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noun f.

knee

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SF

1) (Anat) knee

de rodillas — kneeling

doblar o hincar la rodilla — (=arrodillarse) to kneel down; (=ser servil) to bow, humble o.s. (ante to)

estar de rodillas — to be kneeling, be kneeling down

hincarse de o ponerse de rodillas — to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's knees

pusieron al país de rodillas — they brought the country to its knees

2) [para llevar carga] pad

3) (=paño) floor cloth, mop

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femenino knee

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel down, to get down on one's knees

hincar or doblar la rodilla — to go down on one's knees o on bended knee

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= knee.

Ex. When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.

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* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.

* de rodillas = in a kneeling position.

* flexión de rodillas = squat.

* hacer una flexión de rodillas = do + a squat.

* hacer una genuflexión = genuflect.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* prótesis de rodilla = knee replacement.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

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femenino knee

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel down, to get down on one's knees

hincar or doblar la rodilla — to go down on one's knees o on bended knee

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= knee.

Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.

* de rodillas = in a kneeling position.

* flexión de rodillas = squat.

* hacer una flexión de rodillas = do + a squat.

* hacer una genuflexión = genuflect.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* prótesis de rodilla = knee replacement.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

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rodilla

feminine

[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

knee

se puso de rodillas she knelt down, she got down on her knees

se lo pedí de rodillas I got down on my knees and begged her

hincar or doblar la rodilla to go down on one's knees o on bended knee

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rodilla sustantivo femenino
knee;

◊ ponerse de rodillas to kneel down, to get down on one's knees

rodilla sustantivo femenino knee
♦ Locuciones: de rodillas, (en el suelo) kneeling, on one's knees
(suplicando) on bended knee

'rodilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- embromar
- herida
- lesionar
- rasguñar
English:
bump
- burn
- catch
- flex
- joint
- knee
- knee joint
- scrape
- bad
- his
- just
- knee-length

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rodilla nf

knee;

estaba de rodillas he was on his knees;

Fig

te lo pido de rodillas I'm begging you;

doblar o [m5]hincar la rodilla [arrodillarse] to go down on one knee;

Fig to bow (down), to humble oneself;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down)

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rodilla

f knee;

de rodillas kneeling, on one’s knees;

hincarse o

ponerse de rodillas kneel (down);

hasta la rodilla vestido, abrigo etc knee-length

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rodilla nf

: knee

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rodilla n knee

estar de rodillas to be kneeling / to be on your knees

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down [pt. & pp. knelt]