| inglês > português |
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| kneel |
| 1. ajoelhar-se |
| inglês > inglês |
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| kneel |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. |
| 2. v. To cause to kneel. |
| She knelt the doll to fit it into the box. |
| 3. v. (reflexive, archaic) To rest on (one's) knees |
| He knelt him down to pray. |
| português > inglês |
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| ajoelhar |
| 1. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, or intransitive (rare)) to kneel (to stoop down and rest on one’s knees) |
| Os súditos se ajoelharam diante do rei. - The subjects knelt before the king. |
| 2. v. (indtr, a, diante de, intr=1, .figurative, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to kneel to (to accept defeat; to accept someone’s superiority) |
| Conseguimos fazer nosso inimigo se ajoelhar. - We were able to make our enemy kneel. |
| Ela ajoelhou-se ao professor. - She knelt before her teacher. |
| 3. v. to make someone kneel |
| Ajoelhei os prisioneiros com um cassetete. - I made the prisoners kneel with a truncheon. |
| 4. v. (figurative, transitive, poetic) to subjugate (to forcibly impose obedience or servitude) |
| Roma ajoelhou seus vizinhos. - Rome subjugated its neighbours. |
