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# knees — English to Ukrainian

How English *knees* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

The [Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) has no article on this word yet.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: knees (40). By style: everyday 11 · biblical 29.

## коліна

Used about 29 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · biblical ≈ 20). Forms: коліна, колінах, колїна, колїнах.

- She got down on her **knees**.
  Вона стала на **коліна**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CH and User55521 · checked, community translation · [\#7387927](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7387927) [\#8103871](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8103871))

- My **knees** are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.
  **Колїна** мої від посту охляли, і тїло моє змарнїло.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 109:24)

- My **knees** are fine now.
  Мої **коліна** тепер у порядку.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5953555](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5953555) [\#5954823](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5954823))

- All hands will be feeble, and all **knees** will be weak as water.
  У всїх руки послабнуть, а **колїна**, мов вода, задрожать.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 7:17)

- He started begging her, on his **knees**.
  Він став благати її на **колінах**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and User55521 · checked, community translation · [\#8927521](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8927521) [\#8103829](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8103829))

## навколїшки

Used about 4 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4).

- The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down on their **knees** to drink water.
  Налїчено ж тих, що хлептали з руки, триста чоловіка, всї ж инші люде становились **навколїшки**, щоб напитись води.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JDG 7:6)

- So he brought down the people to the water; and the LORD said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, like a dog laps, you shall set him by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his **knees** to drink.”
  Тодї повів людей до водопійла. І рече Господь Гедеонові: Хто хлептати ме воду язиком, як хлепчуть собаки, того станови окроме, так само й того, хто стане **навколїшки**, щоб пити.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JDG 7:5)

- When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his **knees** three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
  Даниїл же, — хоч довідався, що підписаний такий приказ, пійшов до свого дому. А тут він, відчинивши в горницї вікна навпроти Ерусалиму, припадав тричі на день **навколїшки** й молився свойму Богові й славив його, як се він робив і навперед сього.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DAN 6:10)

- Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his **knees** before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty of your servants be precious in your sight.
  Тодї послав ще третього отамана над півсотнею вкупі з його півсотнею. Пійшов той, й як прийшов, упав **навколїшки** перед Ілиєю та й промовив, благаючи: Чоловіче Божий! не погорди душею моєю й душами сих пятьдесятьох рабів твоїх.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 1:13)

## припав

Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1).

- But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ **knees**, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”
  Бачивши ж Симон Петр, **припав** до колїн Ісусових, кажучи: Йди від мене: бо я чоловік грішний, Господи.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 5:8)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Tom steered the car with his **knees**.
  Том керував машиною колінами.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5685804](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5685804) [\#5931945](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5931945))

- Get on your **knees**.
  Стань на колiна.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and shanghainese · checked, community translation · [\#1629159](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1629159) [\#4460643](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4460643))

- Your words have supported him who was falling, you have made the feeble **knees** firm.
  Хто спотикавсь, того підкріпляли слова твої, і хистким колїнам ти додавав сили.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 4:4)

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