Kniefall
German
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Kniefall m (strong, genitive Kniefalles or Kniefalls, plural Kniefälle)
- genuflection, kneeling
- kowtow, bow, show of obeisance
- Thomas Gitzel, quoted in Der Spiegel, 6 July 2015
- Die Regierung von Alexis Tsipras wird mit breiter Brust nach Brüssel fahren und dort neue Forderungen stellen. Die Euro-Gruppe wird aber keinen Kniefall vor Athen machen.
- Alexis Tsipras's government will head to Brussels with their heads held high and make new demands there. But the Eurogroup will not bow down before Athens.
- Thomas Gitzel, quoted in Der Spiegel, 6 July 2015
Declension
Declension of Kniefall [masculine, strong]
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