English-German translations for knee

  • Kniedas
    Je standhafter sie werden, desto mehr gehen Sie in die Knie. Je mehr Sie in die Knie gehen, desto mehr gewinnen sie die Oberhand. The tougher they get, the more you sink to your knees; and the more you sink to your knees, the more they triumph. Starke Exportländer wie Deutschland zwingen die griechische Wirtschaftspolitik in die Knie. Major exporters such as Germany are forcing Greek economic policy to its knees. So wird es der terroristischen Bedrohung niemals gelingen, die Demokratie in die Knie zu zwingen! The terrorist threat will therefore never succeed in bringing democracy to its knees!
  • ausbeulen
  • hinfallen
  • KniefallderDas macht deutlich, daß man hier einen Kniefall vor den Industrieinteressen gemacht hat. This makes it obvious that we have bowed the knee to industrial interests here. Ihre Verweigerung, die Verantwortung zu übernehmen, ist für die politische Glaubhaftigkeit bei der Jugend tödlich, denn Sie machen einen Kniefall vor den Geldinteressen. Your attitude of refusing responsibility kills political credibility amongst young people, on your knees as you are before the interests of money.
  • Knierohr
  • Kniestück
  • krummer
  • Overknees
  • Rohrkrümmer
  • Winkelder

Definition of knee

  • In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank
  • In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans
  • A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent
  • An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy
  • Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point
  • A blow made with the knee; a kneeing
  • To kneel to
  • To poke or strike with the knee

Examples

  • Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell
  • To make a knee
  • the knee of a graph

Trending Searches

Popular Dictionaries

DictionaryPro.net

DictionaryPro.net is a free online dictionary with more than 14 million translations.

Terms of Use   Cookies   Contact Us

Auf DeutschEn españolPå svenskaSuomeksiEestikeelne

Mindmax
Content is based on Wiktionary articles.
Text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
© 2004-2024 DictionaryPro.net