Portuguese > English |
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. |
Portuguese > Portuguese |
ajoelhar |
1. Verbo. (transitivo) |
dobrar os joelhos e pô-los no chão |
English > Portuguese |
kneel |
1. ajoelhar-se |