knee

la rodilla

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knee(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. la rodilla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I hit my knee on the corner of the table.Me golpeé la rodilla con la esquina de la mesa.

2. (clothing)

a. la rodilla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I fell and ripped the knees of my pants.Me caí y rompí las rodillas de mis pantalones.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to hit with the knee)

a. dar un rodillazo

He kneed him in the groin.Le dio un rodillazo en la entrepierna.

knee

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la rodilla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to go down on one's kneesarrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas

2. (fig)

to bring somebody to his kneeshacer que alguien hinque la rodilla or se arrodille

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (hit with knee)

a. dar un rodillazo a

knee [niː]

noun

(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 rodillas

the embargo has brought the country to its knees el embargo ha llevado al país al borde del desastre

to fall on one's knees caer de rodillas

to go or get down on one's knees arrodillarse; ponerse de rodillas

to go or get down on one's knees to sb arrodillarse ante algn; to go to sb on (one's) bended knees suplicar a algn de rodillas

his knees were knocking le temblaban las rodillas

weak

transitive verb

dar un rodillazo a

modifier

knee bend (n) flexión (f) de piernas

knee breeches (n) calzón (m) corto

knee jerk (n) reflejo (m) rotular

knee joint (n) articulación (f) de la rodilla

knee sock (n) calcetín (m) alto

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I hurt my knee	me lastimé la rodilla
my knee hurts	me duele la rodilla
knee brace	la rodillera
he hurt his knee	se lastimó la rodilla
back of the knee	la corva