How do you pronounce genuflect?

genuflect is pronounced as /ˈdʒɛn.juˌflɛkt/.

Vocabulaires
/
genuflect

🙏genuflect (ʒe.ny.flekt)

verb

/ˈdʒɛn.juˌflɛkt/

se prosterner en signe de révérence (se prosterner en signe de reverence)

gentry genuine

Signification

to bend one or both knees as a sign of reverence or worship

Traduction de la signification

plier un ou deux genoux en signe de respect ou d'adoration

Phrases d'exemple

The worshippers genuflect before the altar.

Les adorateurs se prosternent devant l'autel.

Expressions d'exemple

genuflect to authority

faire preuve de respect excessif envers l'autorité

Synonymes

kneel, bow, prostrate, revere, worship

Antonymes

stand, rise

Collocations

genuflect before, genuflect to, genuflect in prayer

Vocabulaires connexes

deceive (tromper)

To cause someone to believe something that is not true.

raise (élever / augmenter)

To lift or move something to a higher position; to increase; to bring up.

escape (échapper)

To break free from confinement or control; to get away.

proselytize (tenter de convertir)

To try to persuade someone to convert to a different belief or religion.

hinder (entraver)

to obstruct; to create difficulties

lose (perdre)

to be unable to find something; to fail to win; to misplace

Explorer Plus

Tous les vocabulaires