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1 curtsy
['kə: i] 1. plural - curtsies; noun(a bow made by women by bending the knees.) vénia2. verb(to make a curtsy: She curtsied to the queen.) fazer uma vénia* * *curt.sy -
2 curtsy
['kə: i] 1. plural - curtsies; noun(a bow made by women by bending the knees.) mesura2. verb(to make a curtsy: She curtsied to the queen.) fazer mesura -
3 to drop a curtsy
to drop a curtsyfazer uma reverência. -
4 curtsey
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5 bob
[bob]past tense, past participle - bobbed; verb(to move (up and down): The cork was bobbing about in the water.) boiar* * *bob1[bɔb] n 1 feixe, mecha de cabelos. 2 pêndulo, prumo 3 sacudidela, safanão. 4 reverência, mesura. 5 estribilho, refrão. 6 golpe, pancada, batida. 7 rabo aparado (de cavalo). 8 cabelo curto (de mulher ou criança). 9 coll xelim. give me two bobs / dê-me dois xelins. 10 Amer = link=%20bobsleigh bobsleigh.11 = link=bobskate bobskate. 12 feixe de minhocas etc., usado como isca. 13 flutuador de linha de pesca. • vt+vi 1 bater ou golpear de leve. 2 sacudir, agitar ou acenar ligeiramente. 3 fazer mesuras, curvar-se. she bobbed a curtsy at me / ela me fez uma mesura. 4 cortar o cabelo curto. 5 balouçar, bambolear. he bobbed up (like a cork) ele surgiu de repente, ele voltou à tona.————————bob2[bɔb] n burla, logro, truque. • vt burlar, lograr, tapear. -
6 curtsies
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7 curtsey
['kə: i] 1. plural - curtsies; noun(a bow made by women by bending the knees.) mesura2. verb(to make a curtsy: She curtsied to the queen.) fazer mesura -
8 curtsies
plural; see curtsy, curtsey
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curtsy — meaning a woman s or girl s formal greeting, is spelt curtsy in preference to curtsey. Its plural is curtsies, (in similar preference to curtseys), and as a verb it has inflected forms curtsies, curtsied, curtsying … Modern English usage
curtsy — (also curtsey) ► NOUN (pl. curtsies or curtseys) ▪ a woman s or girl s formal greeting, made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other. ► VERB (curtsies, curtsied or curtseys, curtseyed) ▪ perform a … English terms dictionary
curtsy — [kʉrt′sē] n. pl. curtsies [var. of COURTESY] a gesture of greeting, respect, etc. made, esp. formerly, by girls and women and characterized by a bending of the knees and a slight lowering of the body vi. curtsied, curtsying to make a curtsy: Also … English World dictionary
curtsy — (n.) 1540s, expression of respect, a variant of COURTESY (Cf. courtesy) (q.v.). Specific meaning a bending the knee and lowering the body as a gesture of respect is from 1570s. Originally not exclusively feminine. As a verb from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
curtsy — I n. to make a curtsy II v. (D; intr.) to curtsy to (to curtsy to the Queen) * * * [ kɜːtsɪ] to make a curtsy (D;intr.) to curtsy to (to curtsy to the Queen) … Combinatory dictionary
curtsy — I curtsy UK [ˈkɜː(r)tsɪ] / US [ˈkɜrtsɪ] or curtsey UK / US verb [intransitive] Word forms curtsy : present tense I/you/we/they curtsy he/she/it curtsies present participle curtsying past tense curtsied past participle curtsied if a woman curtsies … English dictionary
curtsy — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)tsi[/t]] curtsies, curtsying, curtsied also curtsey VERB If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person … English dictionary
curtsy — curtsey curt sey, curtsy curt sy(k[^u]rt s[y^]), n. An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees. Same as 2nd {Courtesy}, n.. Syn: curtsy; courtesy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtsy — curtsey curtsey, curtsy curtsyv. i. to perform a {curtsy}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtsy — Courtesy Courte sy (k[^u]rt s[y^]), n. [See the preceding word.] An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees. [Written also {curtsy} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtsy — I. noun also curtsey (plural curtsies; also curtseys) Date: 1533 an act of civility, respect, or reverence made mainly by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees II. intransitive verb also curtsey… … New Collegiate Dictionary