Meaning of põlvitama | Babel Free
ˈpɤlʲvitɑmɑDefinitions
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to kneel intransitive
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To be or get down on one's knees, either as a ritual act, an expression of respect and humility, or as a normal and casual action. intransitive
Equivalents
Bosanski
klečati
Català
agenollar-se
Cymraeg
penlinio
Deutsch
Knien
Ελληνικά
γονατίζω
English
Kneel
Esperanto
genui
Euskara
belaunikatu
فارسی
زانو زدن
Suomi
polvistua
Français
s'agenouiller
Galego
axeonllar
עברית
כרע
Hrvatski
klečati
Magyar
térdel
Bahasa Indonesia
berlutut
Íslenska
krjúpa
Italiano
inginocchiarsi
日本語
跪く
ខ្មែរ
លុត
한국어
꿇다
Latina
genuflecto
മലയാളം
മുട്ടുകുത്തുക
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ဒူးထောက်
Nederlands
knielen
Polski
klęczeć
Português
ajoelhar-se
Română
îngenunchea
Српски
klečati
ไทย
คุกเข่า
Tagalog
luhod
Türkçe
diz çökmek
Tiếng Việt
quỷ
Examples
“Ta tuli voodi juurde tagasi ja põlvitas magava tüdruku kõrvale.”
He/she returned to the bed and knelt next to the sleeping girl.
“Vanasti pannud koolmeister lapsi nurka hernestele põlvitama.”
In the past, the schoolmaster made children kneel on a bag of peas in the corner.
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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