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ajoelhar



ajoelhar
kneel


Definitions

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



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