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bow to the inevitable

  • 1 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.) bukke; bøye hodet
    2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) bøye seg for
    2. noun
    (a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) bukk; hodebøyning
    II 1. bəu noun
    1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) bue
    2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) bue
    3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) sløyfe
    2. noun
    ((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) baug, forskip
    baug
    --------
    bue
    I
    subst. \/baʊ\/
    bukking, nikking, bukk, nikk
    make one's bow gjøre sin entré debutere gjøre sorti ( høytidelig) bukke
    take a bow ta imot applaus, bukke og takke
    II
    subst. \/bəʊ\/
    1) runding, bøy, bue
    2) (pil)bue
    4) ( musikk) bueføring
    5) rosett, sløyfe
    6) ( poetisk) regnbue
    7) ( hestesport) salbue
    8) (amer.) brilleinnfatning, brillestang
    draw a long bow overdrive, ta litt hardt i
    draw the bow spenne buen
    have two\/many strings to one's bow ha flere strenger å spille på, ha flere ressurser å ta av
    III
    subst. \/baʊ\/
    1) (sjøfart, ofte flertall) baug, forstavn
    2) ( roing) forreste roer, baugmann
    3) ( roing) forreste åre
    on the port\/starboard bow på babord\/styrbord baug
    IV
    verb \/baʊ\/
    1) bukke, nikke, hilse med et bukk
    2) bøye, krøke
    3) bøye seg, underkaste seg
    bow and scrape bukke og skrape
    bow down before bøye kne for, gjøre knefall for
    be bowed down with være tynget av bugne av
    bow one's assent nikke samtykkende
    bow oneself out gå bukkende ut, gå ut med et bukk
    bow one's thanks bukke til takk, bøye hodet til takk
    bow somebody in\/out bukke noen inn\/ut, følge noen inn\/ut
    bow to somebody bukke for noen
    bow to the inevitable finne seg i det uunngåelige
    V
    verb \/bəʊ\/
    stryke, forklaring: spille med bue på strykeinstrument

    English-Norwegian dictionary > bow

  • 2 inevitable

    in'evitəbl
    (that cannot be avoided; certain to happen, be done, said, used etc: The Prime Minister said that war was inevitable.) uunngåelig, uavvendelig
    - inevitably
    uunngåelig
    adj. \/ɪˈnevɪtəbl\/
    1) ( om konklusjon eller effekt) uunngåelig, uavvendelig
    2) ( hverdagslig) evinnelig, obligatorisk, forutsigbar, selvfølgelig
    3) ( om kunst) overbevisende, troverdig
    bow to the inevitable akseptere det uunngåelige

    English-Norwegian dictionary > inevitable

См. также в других словарях:

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  • bow — bow1 [ bau ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to bend your body forward from the waist, especially to show respect for someone: Paul rose from his chair, bowed, and left the room. bow to: Do people still have to bow to the Queen? 2. ) intransitive or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bow to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bow to : present tense I/you/we/they bow to he/she/it bows to present participle bowing to past tense bowed to past participle bowed to bow to something/someone to agree to do what someone wants you to do,… …   English dictionary

  • bow — bow1 bowedness, n. bowingly, adv. /bow/, v.i. 1. to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend or curve downward;… …   Universalium

  • bow — I. /baʊ / (say bow) verb (i) 1. to bend or curve downwards; stoop: the pines bowed low. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend the body or head in worship, reverence, respect, or submission. 4. to incline the head or body, or… …  

  • bow — I [[t]baʊ[/t]] v. i. 1) to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, or salutation 2) to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable[/ex] 3) to bend or curve downward; stoop: The pines bowed low[/ex] 4) to bend or… …   From formal English to slang

  • bow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English būgan; akin to Old High German biogan to bend, Sanskrit bhujati he bends Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to cease from competition or resistance ; submit, yield < refusing to bow… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inevitable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ The scandal made her resignation inevitable …   Collocations dictionary

  • bow to something — ˈbow to sth derived to agree unwillingly to do sth because other people want you to • They finally bowed to pressure from the public. • She bowed to the inevitable (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice) and resigned …   Useful english dictionary

  • bow — I BENDING OR SUBMITTING bows, bowing, bowed (Pronounced [[t]ba͟ʊ[/t]] in bow 1 and 2, and [[t]bo͟ʊ[/t]] in bow 3.) 1) VERB When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect. [V to …   English dictionary

  • bow — bow1 [bau] v 1.) to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an ↑audience ▪ She bowed and left the stage. ▪ Corbett entered the room, bowing respectfully. ▪ The servant bowed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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