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knee

1 noun ANAT jointglúin fem2 c m uI twisted my knee leon mé mo ghlúinhe got down on one knee chuaigh sé síos ar leathghlúinknee joint alt na glúine 2 noun CLOTH part of garmentglúin fem2 c m uthey were cut off at the knees bhí siad gearrtha ag na glúine

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3 noun laphe had the tray on his knees bhí an tráidire ar a ghlúine aigethe child was sitting on her knees bhí an páiste ina shuí ar a glúine 4 noun blowglúin fem2 c m ushe got a knee in the back buaileadh glúin sa droim uirthi 5 verb hit sb with knee TRANSITIVEbuail le do ghlúinbuille de do ghlúin a bhualadh arhe kneed him in the groin bhuail sé lena ghlúin sa bhléin é, bhuail sé buille dá ghlúin sa ghabhal air

phrases

at your mother's knee

in ucht do mhátharar ghlúin do mhátharI 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

to bow the knee to sb/sth

) an ghlúin a fheacadh do dhuine/rudumhlú do dhuine/rudhe 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 anchaoithe recession brought them to their knees d'fhág an cúlú eacnamaíochta in anchaoi iadthey'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

on bended knees

) 1 kneelingar do ghlúineshe was down on bended knee bhí sí thíos ar a leathghlúinto go down on bended knees dul síos ar do dhá ghlúin 2 very humblygo humhal c m uif you ask them on bended knee má iarrann tú go humhal orthu

to be on your knees

1 kneelingbheith ar do ghlúinebheith ar do dhá ghlúin 2 exhaustedbheith spíontabheith buailte amachbheith ar an dé deiridh 3 in supplicationbheith ar do ghlúinebheith ar do dhá ghlúin

knee

at your mother's knee

to bend the knee to sb/sth

to bow the knee to sb/sth

to bring sb/sth to their knees

on bended knee

on bended knees

to be on your knees

weak at the knees

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