rodilla

knee

rodilla(rroh-dee-yah)

feminine noun

1. (anatomy)

a. knee

Se puso de rodillas para pedir perdón.

He got down on his knees to ask for forgiveness.

El jugador de baloncesto se lesionó la rodilla.

The basketball player injured his knee.

rodilla

Noun

1. (general)

a. knee

estaba de rodillashe was on his knees

2. (fig)

a.

te lo pido de rodillasI'm begging you

doblar o hincar la rodillato go down on one knee

ponerse de rodillasto kneel (down)

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rodilla

1 (Anatomía) 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

[poner] de rodillas a algn

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

2 (para llevar carga) pad

3 (paño) floor cloth; mop