knee

knee
noun
1) Knie, das

on one's knees/on bended knee[s] — auf Knien

be on one's knees — knien; (fig.): (be defeated) in die Knie gezwungen sein (geh.)

force somebody to his knees — (fig.) jemanden in die Knie zwingen (geh.)

go down on one's knees [to or before somebody] — [vor jemandem] auf die Knie sinken (geh.)

2) (of animal) Kniegelenk, das
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[ni:]
noun
1) (the joint at the bend of the leg: He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.) das Knie
2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) das Knie(-stück)
- academic.ru/41008/kneecap">kneecap
- knee-deep
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knee
[ni:]
I. n
1. (on leg) Knie nt
on one's hands and \knees auf Händen und Füßen [o fam allen vieren]
to get down on one's \knees niederknien
to put sb across [or over] one's \knee jdn übers Knie legen fam
to put [or sit] sb on one's \knee jdn auf den Schoß nehmen
on your \knees! auf die Knie!
2. (in trousers) Knie[stück] nt
3.
to bring [or force] sb to their \knees jdn in [o auf] die Knie zwingen geh
to learn sth at sb's \knee etw in frühester Kindheit von jdm lernen
to be/go weak at the \knees weiche Knie haben/bekommen
II. n modifier (injury, support) Knie-
\knee socks Kniestrümpfe, SCHWEIZ a. Kniesocken pl
III. vt
to \knee sb jdn mit dem Knie stoßen
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[niː]
1. n
Knie nt

to be on one's knees (lit, fig) — auf den Knien liegen

on one's knees, on bended knee(s) (liter, hum) — kniefällig

to go (down) on one's knees (lit) — niederknien, (sich) hinknien; (fig) sich auf die Knie werfen

to go down on one's knees to sb (lit, fig) — sich vor jdm auf die Knie werfen, vor jdm einen Kniefall machen

to bow or bend the knee (to sb) — (vor jdm) die Knie beugen

to bring sb to his/her etc knees (lit, fig) — jdn in die Knie zwingen

to bring a country/a government to its knees — ein Land/eine Regierung in die Knie zwingen

he sank in up to the or his knees — er sank knietief or bis zu den Knien ein

I'll put you over my knee in a minute — ich lege dich gleich übers Knie

2. vt
mit dem Knie stoßen

to knee sb in the groin —

he kneed his opponent in the chest — er hat seinem Gegner mit dem Knie eins gegen den Brustkasten gegeben (inf)

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knee [niː]
A s
1. Knie n:
on one’s knees kniefällig, auf Knien;
on the knees of the gods im Schoße der Götter;
bend (oder bow) the knees to niederknien vor (dat);
bring sb to their knees fig jemanden auf oder in die Knie zwingen;
go (down) (oder fall) on one’s knees to auf die Knie sinken oder niederknien vor (dat), fig a. in die Knie gehen vor (dat);
learn sth at one’s mother’s knee
a) etwas von seiner Mutter lernen,
b) etwas schon als kleines Kind lernen;
put a child across one’s knee ein Kind übers Knie legen; bend B 2
2. a) ZOOL Vorderknie n
b) ORN Fußwurzelgelenk n
3. TECH Knie(stück) n, Winkel m
4. TECH
a) Knierohr n, Rohrknie n, (Rohr)Krümmer m
b) Winkeltisch m
c) Kröpfung f
5. BOT Knoten m, Knick m
B v/t mit dem Knie stoßen oder berühren:
he kneed the door open er stieß die Tür mit dem Knie auf;
knee sb in the stomach jemandem das Knie in den Magen rammen
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noun
1) Knie, das

on one's knees/on bended knee[s] — auf Knien

be on one's knees — knien; (fig.): (be defeated) in die Knie gezwungen sein (geh.)

force somebody to his knees — (fig.) jemanden in die Knie zwingen (geh.)

go down on one's knees [to or before somebody] — [vor jemandem] auf die Knie sinken (geh.)

2) (of animal) Kniegelenk, das
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n.
Knie -- n.

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