genuflect in Russian
genuflect in Russian is преклони́ть коле́на/коле́ни, преклоня́ть коле́на/коле́ни, соверша́ть коленопреклоне́ние — genuflect means to bend the knee, as a sign of submission.
genuflect in Russian
преклони́ть коле́на/коле́ни
Pronounced: preklonit kolena/koleni
преклоня́ть коле́на/коле́ни
Pronounced: preklonyat kolena/koleni
соверша́ть коленопреклоне́ние
Pronounced: sovershat kolenoprekloneniye
(intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
соверши́ть коленопреклоне́ние
Pronounced: sovershit kolenoprekloneniye
(intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
пресмыка́ться
Pronounced: presmykatsya
(intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
What does "genuflect" mean?
- verb To bend the knee, as a sign of submission.
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verb To briefly kneel on one knee, usually as a formal sign of respect or worship.
"At high Mass the deacon and subdeacon stand on either side, genuflect too, and answer."
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verb To act in an overly submissive way; to grovel.
"Certainly, the megalomaniacs who aim to populate municipal fixtures with registered-trademark logos will expect cities to genuflect at every turn."
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genuflect in a sentence
- At high Mass the deacon and subdeacon stand on either side, genuflect too, and answer.
- Certainly, the megalomaniacs who aim to populate municipal fixtures with registered-trademark logos will expect cities to genuflect at every turn.
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What is "genuflect" in Russian?
"genuflect" in Russian is преклони́ть коле́на/коле́ни, преклоня́ть коле́на/коле́ни, соверша́ть коленопреклоне́ние. genuflect means: To bend the knee, as a sign of submission.
How do you pronounce преклони́ть коле́на/коле́ни?
"genuflect" in Russian is преклони́ть коле́на/коле́ни, pronounced "preklonit kolena/koleni".
Are there other ways to say "genuflect" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 5 translations listed for "genuflect": преклони́ть коле́на/коле́ни, преклоня́ть коле́на/коле́ни, соверша́ть коленопреклоне́ние, соверши́ть коленопреклоне́ние, пресмыка́ться.
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