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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

coiffer le genou droit

English translation:

stroke the right knee (vocabulary of yoga exercises)

Added to glossary by Fabio Barbieri
Feb 15, 2015 10:09
9 yrs ago
French term

coiffer le genou droit

French to English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation Yoga posture
List of yoga postures and movements. Plier la jambe droite, sur l’inspire, coudes écartés, coiffer le genou droit
Proposed translations (English)
2 stroke the right knee
3 +2 cup your right knee (in your palm)
2 +2 clasp your right knee

Discussion

Wendy Streitparth Feb 24, 2015:
I am absolutely dumbfounded by the asker's decision (even if I get a reprimand for saying so!) and his totally unfounded comment.
Wendy Streitparth Feb 19, 2015:
@ Gregory: Well I have done yoga for over 20 years and it has involved quite a lot of knee-clasping! Maybe its the difference in BrE and AmE.
Gregory Lassale Feb 18, 2015:
People always talk of "cupping" or "grabbing" the knee when describing poses or martial arts techniques. I have been training in martial arts for 10 years and have done some yoga as well - I have never heard of "clasping" the knee or "stroking" the knee - for what it's worth.
Wendy Streitparth Feb 15, 2015:
Could you tell us what position is being practised?

Proposed translations

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stroke the right knee

Plier la jambe droite > bend the right leg then massage the right kneecap - a well-known Yoga or Yogi Bear exercise.


Example sentence:

Commenting on Yoga Darshana II, 50, Vachaspati gives the average unit of measure as "the time necessary for stroking the knee three times

Reference:

http://https://books.google.at/books?isbn=0892813016

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Well placed within the context of yoga. Thank you."
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French term (edited): coiffer le genou droit

cup your right knee (in your palm)

I am intending 'coiffer' as a synonym of 'couvrir'.

Sorry, can't copy and paste from Google books. Pls see ref. page below.
Reference:

http://tinyurl.com/n56sfct

Peer comment(s):
agree Gregory Lassale
7 hrs
Thank you!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
6 days
Thanks!
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clasp your right knee

Depends on what pose is involved.

Clasp your knee
Bring your right hand to the outside of your right knee and your left hand to the inside of your right knee.

http://yoga.answers.com/poses/the-basics-of-warrior-iii-pose
Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway
17 mins
Thanks, writeaway - hope you're practising it!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
6 days
Thanks, Gallagy
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