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Dictionary English → German: knees

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English

German

edit	NOUN	a knee \| knees
edit	VERB	to knee \| kneed \| kneed kneeing \| knees

NOUN

(das) Knees | -

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24

Nouns

anat. knees

240

Knie {pl}

2 Words: Nouns

bended knees

gebeugte Knie {pl}

knees-up [Br.] [coll.]

Schwof {m} [ugs.] [niveaulose Tanzveranstaltung]

knobbly knees

Knubbelknie {pl} [ugs.]

med. knock knees

X-Beine {pl}

rubbery knees [coll.]

Gummiknie {pl} [fig.]

trembling knees

zitternde Knie {pl}

3 Words: Others

cloth. covering the knees {adj} {pres-p} [postpos.]

on bended knees {adv}

on one's knees {adv}

on one's knees {adv}

3 Words: Verbs

to brace the knees

die Knie schienen

to clench one's knees

seine Knie umklammern

to hug one's knees

seine Knie umklammern

Unverified to lock one's knees

die Knie durchdrücken [Knie zu stark nach hinten gestreckt halten]

3 Words: Nouns

the bee's knees [coll.] [dated] [postpos] [idiom]

etwas ganz Großartiges {n}

the bee's knees {sg} [coll.] [idiom]

das Größte {n} [auch: der Größte, die Größte]

4 Words: Others

severed at the knees

an den Knien abgetrennt

up to one's knees {adv}

idiom weak at the knees {adj} [postpos.]

mit weichen Knien

weak at the knees {adj} [postpos.]

knieweich [aufgrund von großer Angst erschöpft, unsicher auf den Beinen]

with drawn-in knees {adv}

mit eingezogenen Knien

with one's knees bent {adv}

mit gebeugten Knien

4 Words: Verbs

sports to bend at the knees

(in den Knien) federn

to bring sb. to his knees

jdn. auf die Knie bringen

to bring sb. to one's knees [also fig. idiom]

jdn. auf die Knie zwingen [auch fig. Redewendung]

Unverified to bring sb. to their knees

jdn. kirren [fig.] [ugs.]

to bring sth. to its knees [idiom]

etw.^Akk. lahmlegen

to draw up the knees

die Knie anziehen

to get on one's knees

auf die Knie gehen

to raise from one's knees

sich von den Knien erheben

idiom to tremble at the knees

mit den Knien schlackern [ugs.]

5+ Words: Others

I feel weak at the knees. [coll.] [idiom]

Mir wird ganz anders. [ugs.] [Redewendung]

My knees began to buckle.

Ich bekam weiche Knie.

with one's knees drawn up {adj} {adv}

mit angezogenen Knien

5+ Words: Verbs

to be up to one's knees in mud

bis zu den Knien im Dreck stecken

to be up to one's knees in water

bis zu den Knien im Wasser stehen

to beg pardon on one's bended knees

auf Knien um Verzeihung bitten

to beg sb. for sth. on one's knees

jdn. kniefällig um etw.^Akk. bitten

to bring sb. to her / his knees [idiom]

jdn. in die Knie zwingen [Redewendung]

to dandle a baby on one's knees

ein Baby auf den Knien schaukeln

to drive sb. to his / her knees [idiom]

jdn. auf / in die Knie zwingen [Redewendung]

to fall down on one's knees

auf die Knie fallen / niederfallen

to force sb. to her / his knees

jdn. auf / in die Knie zwingen / befehlen / nötigen

to get weak at / in the knees [idiom]

weiche Knie bekommen [Redewendung]

to go down on one's knees before sb.

einen Kniefall vor jdm. machen

to reach up to the knees

bis zu den Knien hinaufreichen

Fiction (Literature and Film)

mus. F Knees up, Mother Brown. [Song]

Hoch die Knie, Mother Brown. [Lied]

Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)

orn. T

thick-knees [family Burhinidae]

Triele {pl}

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Q 2016-05-01: to cut sb. off at the knees
A 2015-02-21: sank to his knees, moaning.
A 2015-02-21: gave a moan as he sank to his knees
A 2015-02-14: Male anatomy in the crotch induces manspreading. In polite society boys ar...
Q 2014-09-20: Knees up Mother Brown
A 2012-04-26: LINK http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cut+someone+off+at+the+knees?r=66
Q 2012-04-26: cut sb off at the knees
Q 2012-03-08: take someone out at the knees (die zweite)
Q 2012-03-07: take someone out at the knees
A 2011-09-21: It sounds like +my knees were far too weak+ to me.
A 2011-09-21: ... my knees +was+ far too weak ... is perfectly normal substandard English
A 2010-05-24: both knees are done in - other than that, I feel fantastic
Q 2010-05-24: both knees are done in other than that I feel fantastic
A 2010-02-04: Yep. You kneel down with the head between your knees, and breathe out as m...
Q 2009-05-05: Put your hands *upon* your knees
A 2008-10-08: This gave her enough space/room to get past S's knees.
A 2008-02-01: he thinks he's the bee's knees
A 2007-07-23: ... which has buttons (down) to the knees
A 2007-04-18: http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22knock-knees%22+%22X-B...
A 2007-04-18: The same Kinderarzt always said my children had knock-knees,

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