Arrodilla (en. Kneel)

/a.ro.ˈði.ʎa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

English: To make someone kneel.

English: The teacher makes the students kneel so they can listen better.

El maestro arrodilla a los estudiantes para que escuchen mejor.

English: Kneeling as a sign of respect or supplication.

English: She kneels before the altar to pray.

Ella se arrodilla ante el altar para rezar.

English: To place someone in a position of submission.

English: The king made the prisoners kneel before his majesty.

El rey arrodilló a los prisioneros ante su majestuosidad.

English: From the verb 'to kneel', which comes from 'knee', from the Latin 'genu'.

English: to kneel before someone

English: To show submission or respect towards someone.

arrodillarse ante alguien

English: to bring someone to their knees

English: To put someone in a position of submission.

arrodillar a alguien

English: knee

English: Part of the human body that connects the thigh with the leg.

rodilla

English: genuflection

English: Act of kneeling as a sign of respect.

genuflexión

English: to kneel down

English: To kneel or bend.

hincar

English: To kneel in a desperate situation.

English: I was so worried that I knelt and asked for help.

Estaba tan preocupado que me arrodillé y pedí ayuda.

English: To have an attitude of extreme submission.

English: He kneels before his bosses to get a promotion.

Se arrodilla ante sus jefes para conseguir promoción.