genuflect

UK
/ˈdʒɛn.jʊ.flekt/
US
/ˈdʒɛn.jə.flekt/

Übersetzungen

genuflectverb
genuflected
Präteritum
genuflected
Partizip Perfekt
genuflecting
Gerundium
UK
/ˈdʒɛn.jʊ.flekt/
US
/ˈdʒɛn.jə.flekt/
He would genuflect before the altar every Sunday.
Он преклонялся перед алтарем каждое воскресенье.
становиться на колени
The knight would genuflect before the king.
Рыцарь становился на колени перед королем.

Definitionen

genuflectverb
To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
The congregation was instructed to genuflect before entering the pews.
To show deference or servility.
He refused to genuflect to the demands of the powerful lobbyists.