rodilla
knee
The knee — the joint that bends in the middle of the leg
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linguistic
visual
rotate
to bend / turn
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-illa
diminutive suffix
Rodilla means knee and is related to the English word rotate0, since the knee is the part of the leg that rotates.
rodilla
knee
The joint connecting the thigh and lower leg.
Se lesionó la rodilla durante el partidoHe injured his knee during the game
Le temblaban las rodillas de los nerviosHer knees were shaking from nerves
de rodillas
on one's knees, kneeling
With both knees bent and resting on the ground — a position of reverence, prayer, or pleading.
Se puso de rodillas para pedir perdónHe got down on his knees to ask for forgiveness
Los fieles estaban de rodillas durante la oraciónThe faithful were kneeling during the prayer