What does genou in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word genou in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use genou in French.
The word genou in French means knee, knee, at knee height, at knee level, be up to your knees in water, have a dodgy knee, be a wet noodle, go down on bended knee. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word genou
kneenom masculin (articulation centrale de la jambe) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Paul s'est fait mal au genou en tombant. Paul hurt his knee when he fell. |
kneenom masculin (dessus de la cuisse) (when sitting) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le jeune père avait mis sa fille sur son genou droit et son fils sur son genou gauche. Comme je n'avais pas de table, je mangeais mon repas dans le canapé avec mon assiette sur les genoux. As I didn't have a table, I ate on the sofa with my plate on my lap. |
at knee height, at knee levellocution adverbiale (à 40 cm de hauteur) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") |
be up to your knees in waterlocution verbale (à la hauteur des genoux) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
have a dodgy knee(avoir mal au genou) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
be a wet noodlelocution verbale (péjoratif, familier (manquer d'énergie, de tonus) (colloquial) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
go down on bended kneelocution verbale (faiblir) |
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