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genou

knee

noun zhuh-NOO Less Common
Body & Health Body Parts

Usage Note

Genou has the irregular plural genoux (the -ou ending takes -x rather than -s, like bijou, chou, hibou, joujou, pou). À genoux means on one's knees or kneeling, and se mettre à genoux means to kneel down.

Examples

"Il s'est blessé le genou pendant le match."

Natural Translation

He injured his knee during the match.

Literal Translation

He oneself-is wounded the knee during the match

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