bow2 /baʊ/ - noun
- (movement) salut m;
to take a ~ Theat saluer;
- Naut avant m, proue f;
on the starboard ~ par tribord devant.
- transitive verb baisser (head);
courber (branch);
incliner (tree).
- intransitive verb
- (bend forward) saluer;
to ~ to saluer;
- (give way) to ~ to s'incliner devant (wisdom, necessity);
to ~ to pressure céder à la pression;
- (sag) (plant, shelf) se courber ( under sous).
- bowed past participle adjective (head) penché;
(back) courbé.
IDIOMS:
to ~ and scrape fig faire des courbettes ( to devant);
to fire a shot across sb's ~s fig tirer un coup de semonce à qn.
bow down: ▶ ~ down lit se prosterner ( before devant);
fig se soumettre ( before devant);
▶ ~ [sth] down (wind) courber (tree).
bow out (resign) prendre congé, tirer sa révérence (familier).
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| bow | vi | (incline the head or body) | s'incliner⇒ v pron |
| Instead of shaking hands, people in some Asian cultures prefer to bow. |
| Certains peuples d'Asie préfèrent s'incliner plutôt que de serrer la main. |
| bow | vi | (to yield) se rendre | s'incliner⇒ vi |
| The director bowed to the will of the parents and retracted his new policy. |
| Le proviseur, s'inclinant devant la volonté des parents, a retiré son nouveau règlement. |
| bow | n | (inclination in greeting or respect) signe de respect | révérence nf |
| You must give a bow when you meet the king. |
| On fait la révérence devant le roi. |
| bow | n | (flexible strip with string attached) arme | arc nm |
| A hunter's bow is often made of flexible wood. |
| Un arc est souvent fait de bois souple. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| bow | n | (a curve or bend) angle | courbe nf |
| | | coude nm |
| | | arc nm |
| This branch has a very pronounced bow to it. |
| Cette branche forme une courbe très prononcée. |
| Cette branche forme un coude très prononcé. |
| Cette branche forme un arc très prononcé. |
| bow | n | (piece of decorative material) ruban | nœud nm |
| After they wrapped the present, they put a bow on it. |
| Après avoir enveloppé le cadeau, il ne reste plus qu'à faire un nœud avec du ruban. |
| bow | n | (rod used to play stringed instrument) musique : instruments à cordes | archet nm |
| The violinist takes good care of her bow. |
| La violoniste prend grand soin de son archet. |
| bow | n | (front of a ship or plane) avant d'un bateau | proue nf |
| The passengers gathered in the bow of the ship. |
| Les passagers se sont regroupés à la proue du navire. |
| bow | vi | (to curve downwards) se courber | plier⇒ vi |
| | | ployer⇒, fléchir⇒ vi |
| The tree branch bowed under the weight of the snow. |
| La branche plie sous le poids de la neige. |
| La branche ploie (or: fléchit) sous le poids de la neige. |
| bow | vtr | (to bend in submission) se soumettre | courber⇒, baisser⇒ vtr |
| | | incliner⇒ vtr |
| The parishioners bowed their heads in prayer. |
| Les paroissiens on courbé (or: baissé) la tête pour prier. |
| Les paroissiens ont incliné la tête pour prier. |
| bow | vtr | (to make someone submit) | soumettre⇒ vtr |
| The dictator bowed the people to his will. |
| Le tyran a soumis le peuple à sa volonté. |
| bow | vtr | (to cause to stoop) | courbé, voûté adj. |
| He walks with a stoop, bowed by age. |
| Il marche le dos rond, courbé (or: voûté) par le poids des ans. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| bow and arrow | npl | (weapon used in archery) | arc et flèches npl |
| The crossbow replaced the bow and arrow as a weapon. |
| L'arbalète a remplacé l'arc et les flèches. |
| bow and scrape | | faire des courbettes | courbettes nfpl |
| bow down | vi | (bend or kneel as sign of respect) | s'incliner⇒ v pron |
| She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god. |
| Le sujet s'inclina devant son roi. |
| bow down before | vtr | literal (bow in extreme deference to) | s'incliner devant v pron |
| It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. |
| | | faire la révérence vtr |
| bow down before | vtr | figurative (show deference to) | s'incliner devant v pron |
| He is so arrogant, the thinks everyone should bow down before him. |
| | fig, fam | s'écraser⇒ v pron |
| Il est si arrogant qu'il pense que tout le monde doit s'écraser devant lui. |
| | fig, fam | faire des courbettes devant vtr |
| S'il croit que je vais m'amuser à faire des courbettes devant lui, il peut toujours rêver. |
| bow low | | | prosterner v |
| bow out | | | tirer sa révérence v |
| bow tie | | | nœud papillon nm |
| bow to sb | v | literal (bow as a respectful gesture to sb) | s'incliner⇒ v pron |
| When greeting, Japanese people bow to each other as a sign of respect. |
| bow to sb | v | figurative (concede sb's better knowledge) | s'incliner⇒ v pron |
| I bow to your diligence and hard work. |
| bow up | | (violin) violon | pousser⇒ vi |
| bow wave | | | lame d'étrave |
| bow wave | | | lame de proue |
| bow wave | | | onde de nez |
| bow wave | | (nautical) | vague d'étrave nf |
| bow window | | anglicisme | bow-window nm |
| | | oriel nm |
| bow-legged, bow legged | adj | (with legs bending outwards) | avoir les jambes arquées v |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before noun |
| Children are naturally bow legged until the age of three. |
| bow-string | | | corde d'arc nf |
| bow-window | | anglicisme | bow-window nm |
| | | oriel nm |
| bow-wow | | | oua oua excl |
| hair bow | n | (decorative hair tie) | nœud dans les cheveux nm |
| Les nœuds dans les cheveux sont de nouveau à la mode. |
| take a bow | v | (lean forward for applause) | saluer⇒ vtr |
| At the end of an opera performance, it's customary for the singers to take a bow at the front of the stage. |
| À la fin de la pièce, les acteurs sont venus saluer le public. |
| violin bow | | | archet pour violon |
| war bow | | | arc de guerre nm |
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