genuflect

[US]/'dʒenjʊflekt/
[UK]/'dʒɛnjuflɛkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. att böja knäet, att visa respekt, särskilt i en religiös ceremoni.
Word Forms
Present Participlegenuflecting
Third Person Singulargenuflects
Past Participlegenuflected
Past Tensegenuflected
Pluralgenuflects

Example Sentences

He was expected to genuflect before the king.

Han förväntades buga inför kungen.

It is traditional to genuflect before entering the church.

Det är en tradition att buga innan man går in i kyrkan.

The knight genuflected before the queen.

Riddaren bugade inför drottningen.

The priest genuflected at the altar.

Prästen bugade vid altaret.

She genuflected in prayer.

Hon bugade i bön.

The loyal subjects genuflected to their ruler.

De lojala undersåtarna bugade inför sin härskare.

The students were taught to genuflect as a sign of respect.

Studenterna lärde sig att buga som ett tecken på respekt.

The tradition of genuflecting dates back centuries.

Traditionen med att buga sträcker sig århundraden tillbaka.

Genuflecting is a common practice in some religious ceremonies.

Att buga är en vanlig sed i vissa religiösa ceremonier.

The act of genuflecting symbolizes humility and reverence.

Att buga symboliserar ödmjukhet och vördnad.

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