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I 1. verb1) (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.) a (se) apleca, a (se) înclina2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) a se înclina în faţa2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) plecăciune- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arc2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arcuş3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) nod2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proră
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