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['bou] n.,v. -n 1. hark (gjuetie); draw the long bow zmadhoj, ekzagjeroj; have two strings to one's bow kam edhe plan/variant tjetër rezervë. 2. hark (violine). 3. ylber. 4. hark, kthesë. 5. fjongo; tie one's shoelaces in a bow i lidh fjongo lidhësat e këpucëve /-v 1. kthej, përkul. 2. i bie violinësbow II [bau] v.,n. -v 1. përkulem, ul kokën, përshëndes; to bow one's thanks falënderoj duke u përkulur; bow sb in e ftoj brenda dike me përkulje të kokës; have a bowing acquaintance with sb kam një përshëndetje me dike. 2. kërruset, përkulet (trupi, njeriu); bow with age/with the weight of snow kërrusem nga mosha, përkulen (gjethet) nga pesha e dëborës.● bow and scrape jam tepër i sjeilshëm; servilosem; bow to sb's opinion i nënshtrohem gjykimit të dikujt /-n. përkulje, përshëndetje; make one's bow a) futem, hyj (në skenë); b) dal për herë të parë përpara publikut; c) tërhiqem nga jeta shoqërore; take a bow më përshëndesin, më duartrokasinbow III [bau] n. det. kiç i anijes
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