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1 bowing
Isubst. \/ˈbaʊɪŋ\/bukking, nikkinghave a bowing acquaintance with somebody være på hils med noen, kjenne noen flyktigIIsubst. \/ˈbəʊɪŋ\/( musikk) bueføring -
2 acquaintance
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) bekjent, kjenning2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) kjennskap (til); bekjentskap (med)subst. \/əˈkweɪnt(ə)ns\/1) bekjentskap, kjennskap2) bekjent, kjenningacquaintance with bekjentskap med, kjennskap tilcircle of acquaintances bekjentskapskretsimprove an acquaintance dyrke et bekjentskapimprove on acquaintance vinne seg ved nærmere bekjentskapmake somebody's acquaintance eller make the acquaintance of somebody stifte bekjentskap med noena nodding\/bowing acquaintance et overfladisk bekjentskap• have a nodding\/bowing acquaintance with somebodyvære på hils med noen, kjenne noen flyktigon closer\/further acquaintance ved nærmere bekjentskapstrike up an acquaintance bli kjent med, stifte bekjentskap med -
3 bow
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.) bukke; bøye hodet2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) bøye seg for2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) bukk; hodebøyning- bowedII 1. bəu noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) bue2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) bue3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) sløyfe2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) baug, forskipbaug--------bueIsubst. \/baʊ\/bukking, nikking, bukk, nikkmake one's bow gjøre sin entré debutere gjøre sorti ( høytidelig) bukketake a bow ta imot applaus, bukke og takkeIIsubst. \/bəʊ\/1) runding, bøy, bue2) (pil)bue3) ( til strykeinstrument) bue4) ( musikk) bueføring5) rosett, sløyfe6) ( poetisk) regnbue7) ( hestesport) salbue8) (amer.) brilleinnfatning, brillestangdraw a long bow overdrive, ta litt hardt idraw the bow spenne buenhave two\/many strings to one's bow ha flere strenger å spille på, ha flere ressurser å ta avIIIsubst. \/baʊ\/1) (sjøfart, ofte flertall) baug, forstavn2) ( roing) forreste roer, baugmann3) ( roing) forreste åreon the port\/starboard bow på babord\/styrbord baugIVverb \/baʊ\/1) bukke, nikke, hilse med et bukk2) bøye, krøke3) bøye seg, underkaste segbow and scrape bukke og skrapebow down before bøye kne for, gjøre knefall forbe bowed down with være tynget av bugne avbow one's assent nikke samtykkendebow oneself out gå bukkende ut, gå ut med et bukkbow one's thanks bukke til takk, bøye hodet til takkbow somebody in\/out bukke noen inn\/ut, følge noen inn\/utbow to somebody bukke for noenbow to the inevitable finne seg i det uunngåeligeVverb \/bəʊ\/stryke, forklaring: spille med bue på strykeinstrument -
4 inclination
1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) tilbøyelighet2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) (hode)bøyinghang--------helling--------tendenssubst. \/ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n\/1) lyst, hug2) tendens, hang, tilbøyelighet3) forkjærlighet, svakhet4) helling, luting, skråning, skrent5) fall, stigning6) ( fysikk) helling, inklinasjon, inklinasjonsvinkel7) bøyingangle of inclination inklinasjonsvinkel, hellingsvinkelfollow one's own inclination(s) gjøre det man har lyst til, følge sine tilbøyeligheterhave an inclination towards somebody kjenne seg tiltrukket av noeninclination for svakhet forinclination to\/for tilbøyelighet tilinclination to tendens tilsacrifice inclination to duty la plikten gå foran egne ønsker
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