arrodillarse

pron.v.

to kneel down.

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arrodillarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to kneel down, get down on one's knees

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verb

to kneel (down)

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VPR to kneel, kneel down, go down on one's knees

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verbo pronominal to kneel (down)

estaba arrodillado — he was kneeling o on his knees

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= get down + on knees, kneel, genuflect, kneel down.

Ex. For the elderly getting down on one's knees to look for books is a job for acrobats.

Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.

Ex. This team genuflects to nobody.

Ex. As she knelt down to fill up her canteen, something inside told her that someone was watching.

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verbo pronominal to kneel (down)

estaba arrodillado — he was kneeling o on his knees

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= get down + on knees, kneel, genuflect, kneel down.

Ex: For the elderly getting down on one's knees to look for books is a job for acrobats.

Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.

Ex: This team genuflects to nobody.

Ex: As she knelt down to fill up her canteen, something inside told her that someone was watching.

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arrodillarse [A1 ]

v pron

to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

estaba arrodillado he was kneeling o on his knees

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arrodillarse (conjugate arrodillarse) verbo pronominal
to kneel (down)
arrodillarse verbo reflexivo to kneel down
'arrodillarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
postrarse
English:
kneel

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vpr

1. [ponerse de rodillas] to kneel down (ante in front of o before)

2. [someterse] to go down on one's knees, to grovel (ante to)

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arrodillarse

v/r kneel (down)

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arrodillarse vr

: to kneel (down)

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arrodillarse vb to kneel down [pt. & pp. knelt]