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Ⅰ.bowing1 ['baʊɪŋ](UNCOUNT) (greeting) saluts mpl;∎ bowing and scraping salamalecs mpl, courbettes fplⅡ.bowing2 ['bəʊɪŋ]Music technique f d'archet;∎ his bowing is perfect il a un coup d'archet parfait -
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cambrure f, cambrure de solive fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > bowing
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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.) (s')incliner devant2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) s'incliner devant2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) salut- 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.) archet3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) noeud2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proue -
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[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) penchant, envie (de)2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) inclination -
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I.A n1 ( weapon) arc m ;2 Mus archet m ;B vi manier l'archet.to have more than one string ou several strings to one's bow avoir plus d'une corde or plusieurs cordes à son arc.II.A n1 ( forward movement) salut m ; to make a bow faire un salut ; to take a bow Theat saluer ; to make one's bow fig faire ses débuts ;2 Naut avant m, proue f ; on the starboard bow par tribord devant ; to go down by the bows sombrer par l'avant ;3 Sport rameur/-euse m/f avant.B vtr baisser [head] ; courber [branch] ; incliner [tree] ; to bow the knee fig se soumettre (to à) ; to bow one's head in prayer prier les yeux baissés.C vi1 ( bend forward) saluer ; to bow to saluer ;2 ( give way) to bow to s'incliner devant [wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority] ; to bow to pressure céder à la pression ; to bow to sb's opinion se ranger à l'avis de qn ;3 ( sag) [plant, shelf] se courber (under sous).to bow and scrape fig faire des courbettes (to devant) ; there was a lot of bowing and scraping il y a eu beaucoup de courbettes ; to fire a shot across sb's bows fig tirer un coup de semonce à qn.■ bow down:▶ bow [sb/sth] down [wind] courber [tree] ; [weight] plier, courber [person] ; to be bowed down by être plié or courbé sous [weight, load] ; they were bowed down by the burden of debt le fardeau des dettes les écrasait. -
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Ⅰ.bow1 [bəʊ]1 noun(b) (for arrows) arc m;∎ he drew the bow il a tiré à l'arc(d) (in ribbon) nœud m, boucle f;∎ tie it in a bow faites un nœudMusic manier l'archet►► Bow Bells = cloches de l'église Saint-Mary-Le-Bow à Londres;Politics the Bow Group = société influente de jeunes conservateurs britanniques;bow legs jambes fpl arquées;bow tie nœud m papillon;British Architecture bow window fenêtre f en saillie, oriel m, bow-window mⓘ BOW BELLS Selon la tradition, un "vrai Londonien" (un Cockney) doit être né à portée du son des cloches de l'église de Saint-Mary-Le-Bow.Ⅱ.bow2 [baʊ]1 noun∎ he made her a deep or low bow il l'a saluée profondément ou bien bas;∎ to take a bow (of performer) saluer∎ on the port/starboard bow par bâbord/tribord avant(bend) incliner, courber; (knee) fléchir; (head → in shame) baisser; (→ in prayer) incliner; (→ in contemplation) pencher(a) (in greeting) incliner la tête, saluer;∎ I bowed to him je l'ai salué de la tête;∎ he refuses to bow and scrape to anyone il refuse de faire des courbettes ou des salamalecs à qui que ce soit∎ to bow to the inevitable s'incliner devant l'inévitable;∎ the government is bowing under or to pressure from the unions l'administration s'incline sous la pression des syndicats;∎ I'll bow to your greater knowledge je m'incline devant tant de savoir ou de science►► bow oar aviron m de l'avant;bow rope amarre f de bout ou de l'avant;bow wave lame f d'étrave➲ bow downfaire plier; figurative écraser, brisers'incliner;∎ he bowed down to her il s'est incliné devant ellefigurative (retire, withdraw) tirer sa révérence
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