kneel
BrE /niːl/ AmE /niːl/
verb en → es
past knelt pp knelt ing kneeling
to bend your knees so that you are sitting on them with your hands and feet touching the ground, for example when praying or showing respect to someone
arrodillarse
- kneel down
Collocations kneel in prayer · kneel before someone
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She knelt down and prayed.
Se arrodilló y rezó.
to work on your knees, for example when cleaning or repairing something
arrodillarse para trabajar
- kneel to do sth
Collocations kneel to clean the floor · kneel to repair a pipe
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He had to kneel to fix the leak.
Tuvo que arrodillarse para reparar la fuga.