Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Monday May 4, 2009

rodilla, noun:
knee

Las rodillas, your knees, are a necessary, if undervalued, part of the anatomy.

Tenía las rodillas sucias.
He had dirty knees.

De rodillas means on your knees.

De rodillas me pidió que no llamara a ningún médico.
She begged me on her knees not to call a doctor.

And ponerse de rodillas means to get down on your knees.

Se puso de rodillas ante mí.
He got down on his knees in front of me.

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Spanish Word of the Day ArchiveMonday May 4, 2009