преклонить колено
[prʲɪklɐnʲ'itʲ kɐlʲ'enə]
verb
to kneel
Lesson: Emotions, Level 19
How the word "преклонить колено" is translated into English
[prʲɪklɐnʲ'itʲ kɐlʲ'enə]
verb
to kneel
Lesson: Emotions, Level 19
Он преклонил колено и сделал ей предложение прямо в ресторане.
He got down on one knee and proposed to her right in the restaurant.
Неужели ты готов преклонить колено перед начальником ради повышения?
Are you really ready to bend the knee to your boss for a promotion?
Молча он преклонил колено у могилы отца.
Silently, he knelt on one knee at his father's grave.
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