bow

bow
I
1.
verb
1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) inclinar(se), hacer una reverencia
2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) ceder ante, transigir con

2. noun
(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) inclinación, reverencia

II
1. bəu noun
1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.)
2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arco
3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) arco

2.
noun
((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.)
bow1 n
1. arco
bow and arrow arco y flecha
you play a violin with a bow el violín se toca con un arco
2. lazo
he tied his laces in a bow ató los cordones de los zapatos en un lazo
Se pronuncia más o menos bou
bow2 n
1. proa
the bow of the ship la proa del barco
2. reverencia
he made a bow hizo una reverencia
Se pronuncia más o menos bau
bow3 vb
1. inclinarse / hacer una reverencia
he bowed to the Queen le hizo una reverencia a la reina
2. inclinar
she bowed her head inclinó la cabeza
Se pronuncia más o menos bau
bow
tr[baʊ]
noun
1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL proa
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
a shot across the bows un aviso
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bow
tr[baʊ]
noun
1 (with body) reverencia
transitive verb
1 inclinar
he bowed his head inclinó la cabeza
intransitive verb
1 (in respect) inclinarse, hacer una reverencia
intransitive verb to bow to
1 figurative use (submit) someterse a
he had to bow to their wishes tuvo que someterse a sus deseos
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to bow down inclinarse
to bow and scrape (to somebody) hacer la pelota (a alguien)
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bow
tr[bəʊ]
noun
1 (for arrows) arco
2 (of violin) arco
3 (knot) lazo
transitive verb
1 (cause to bend) arquear, doblar
intransitive verb
1 (violin) pasar el arco (por las cuerdas)
2 (wall) arquearse, combarse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
bow saw sierra de arco
bow ['baʊ] vi
1) : hacer una reverencia, inclinarse
2) submit: ceder, resignarse, someterse
bow vt
1) lower: inclinar, bajar
2) bend: doblar
bow ['baʊ:] n
1) bowing: reverencia f, inclinación f
2) : proa f (de un barco)
bow ['bo:] vi
curve: arquearse, doblarse
bow ['bo:] n
1) arch, curve: arco m, curva f
2) : arco m (arma o vara para tocar varios instrumentos de música)
3) : lazo m, moño m
to tie a bow: hacer un moño
bow (Archery)
n.
arco s.m. (Ship)
n.
proa s.f. (Textile)
n.
lazo (Textil) s.m.
n.
cortesía s.f.
inclinación s.f.
reverencia s.f.
saludo s.m.
v.
acodillar v.
agobiar v.
arquear v.
doblar v.
humillar v.
inclinar v.
inclinarse v.

I baʊ
noun
1) (movement) reverencia f

the actress took a bow — la actriz salió a saludar al público/hizo una reverencia

2) (of ship) (often pl) proa f

II
1. baʊ
intransitive verb hacer* una reverencia

to bow to somebody — hacerle* una reverencia a alguien, inclinarse ante alguien

to bow to something: we must bow to her experience debemos tratarla con la deferencia que su experiencia merece; they bowed to government pressure — cedieron ante la presión del gobierno


2.
vt \<\<head\>\> inclinar, agachar
Phrasal Verbs:

III bəʊ
noun
1) (knot) lazo m, moño m (esp AmL)

to tie a bow — hacer* un lazo (or moño etc)

to tie something in a bow — hacer* un lazo (or moño etc) con algo

2) (weapon) arco m

bow and arrow — arco y flecha

3) (Mus) arco m

IV
1. bəʊ
intransitive verb \<\<branch/plank\>\> arquearse, doblarse, pandearse (esp AmL)

2.
vt \<\<branch/beam\>\> arquear

I [bǝʊ]
1. N
1) (=weapon) (also Mus) arco m

bow and arrow — arco m y flechas

2) (=knot) lazo m

to tie a bow — hacer un lazo

2.
CPD

bow legs NPL — piernas fpl arqueadas

bow tie N — pajarita f

bow window N — mirador m , ventana f salediza


II [baʊ]
1.
N (=greeting) reverencia f

to make a bow — inclinarse (to delante de); hacer una reverencia (to a)

to make one's bow — presentarse, debutar

to take a bow — salir a agradecer los aplausos, salir a saludar

2. VT
1) (=lower) [+ head] inclinar, bajar
2) (=bend) [+ back] encorvar, doblar; [+ branches] inclinar, doblar
3)

to bow one's thanks — inclinarse en señal de agradecimiento

3. VI
1) (in greeting) inclinarse (to delante de); hacer una reverencia (to a)
- bow and scrape
2) (=bend) [branch etc] arquearse, doblarse

to bow beneath — (fig) estar agobiado por

3) (fig) (=yield) inclinarse or ceder (to ante)

to bow to the inevitable — resignarse a lo inevitable


III [baʊ]
1.
N (Naut) (also: bows) proa f

on the port/starboard bow — a babor/estribor

2.
CPD

bow doors NPL — portón m de proa

bow wave Nola causada por un barco al desplazarse por el agua

* * *

I [baʊ]
noun
1) (movement) reverencia f

the actress took a bow — la actriz salió a saludar al público/hizo una reverencia

2) (of ship) (often pl) proa f

II
1. [baʊ]
intransitive verb hacer* una reverencia

to bow to somebody — hacerle* una reverencia a alguien, inclinarse ante alguien

to bow to something: we must bow to her experience debemos tratarla con la deferencia que su experiencia merece; they bowed to government pressure — cedieron ante la presión del gobierno


2.
vt \<\<head\>\> inclinar, agachar
Phrasal Verbs:

III [bəʊ]
noun
1) (knot) lazo m, moño m (esp AmL)

to tie a bow — hacer* un lazo (or moño etc)

to tie something in a bow — hacer* un lazo (or moño etc) con algo

2) (weapon) arco m

bow and arrow — arco y flecha

3) (Mus) arco m

IV
1. [bəʊ]
intransitive verb \<\<branch/plank\>\> arquearse, doblarse, pandearse (esp AmL)

2.
vt \<\<branch/beam\>\> arquear

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