knee
1 anatomyanatamaíocht jointglúin fem2 cmu I twisted my knee leon mé mo ghlúin he got down on one knee chuaigh sé síos ar leathghlúin knee joint alt na glúine 5 hit sb with knee transitiveaistreachbuail le do ghlúinbuille de do ghlúin a bhualadh ar he kneed him in the groin bhuail sé lena ghlúin sa bhléin é, bhuail sé buille dá ghlúin sa ghabhal air → -kneed at your mother's knee in ucht do mhátharar ghlúin do mháthar I learned that at my mother's knee in ucht mo mháthar a d'fhoghlaim mé é sin to bend the knee to sb/sth (also nó to bow the knee to sb/sth) an ghlúin a fheacadh do dhuine/rudumhlú do dhuine/rud he won't bend the knee to anybody ní fheacfaidh seisean glúin d'aon duine, níl beann aigesean ar aon duine to bring sb/sth to their knees drochbhail a fhágáil ar dhuine/rudduine/rud a fhágáil in anchaoi the recession brought them to their knees d'fhág an cúlú eacnamaíochta in anchaoi iad they've brought the country to its knees tá drochbhail ar an tír acu, tá an tír ar an bhfaraor géar acu on bended knee (also nó on bended knees) 1 kneelingar do ghlúine she was down on bended knee bhí sí thíos ar a leathghlúin to go down on bended knees dul síos ar do dhá ghlúin to be on your knees 1 kneelingbheith ar do ghlúinebheith ar do dhá ghlúin weak at the knees they go weak at the knees tagann sceitimíní orthu, éiríonn siad an-tógtha Loading phrases and examples...
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