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to have two strings to one's bow

  • 1 have two strings to one's bow

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  • 2 have two strings to (one's) bow

    Макаров: иметь (какое-л.) средство про запас, иметь выбор между двумя средствами

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have two strings to (one's) bow

  • 3 have two strings to one's bow

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  • 4 have two strings to one's bow

    • sedeti na dvema stolicama

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  • 5 have two strings to one's bow

    иметь на всякий случай дополнительные ресурсы или средства

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  • 6 to have two strings to one's bow

    ser una persona de recursos

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  • 7 to have two strings to one's bow

    иметь выбор/иметь две возможности

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to have two strings to one's bow

  • 8 two strings to one's bow

    две возможности (обыкн. употр. с гл. to have); см. тж. the first string и a second string

    ...she would have two strings to her bow, would have another plan, the infallible one, if the first plan should have failed... (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, ch. XIX) —...у Агнес был запасной план на случай, если провалится первый.

    She could not decide which of them to hoose, John or Charles - the two strings to her bow. (DEI) — Она не знала, кого предпочесть - Джона или Чарлза. У нее ведь был выбор.

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  • 9 two strings to one's bow

       двe вoзмoжнocти у кoгo-л. (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to have)
        She would have two strings to her bow, would have another plan, the infallible one, if the first plan should have failed (J. Jones). She could not decide which of them to choose, John or Charles - the two strings to "her bow

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  • 10 have two strings/a second string to one's bow

    have two strings/a second string to one's bow
    op twee paarden wedden, meer pijlen op zijn boog hebben

    English-Dutch dictionary > have two strings/a second string to one's bow

  • 11 have two strings to bow

    3) Макаров: (one's) иметь (какое-л.) средство про запас, (one's) иметь выбор между двумя средствами

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have two strings to bow

  • 12 to have more than one string to one’s bow

    to have more than one string to one’s bow
    ter mais de uma idéia, habilidade a seu favor. he has two strings to his bow / ele tem o pé em duas canoas.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > to have more than one string to one’s bow

  • 13 bow

    I
    1) (curve, weapon, Mus.) Bogen, der
    2) (tied knot or ribbon) Schleife, die
    II 1. intransitive verb
    1) (submit) sich beugen (to Dat.)
    2)

    bow [down to or before somebody/something] — (bend) sich [vor jemandem/etwas] verbeugen od. verneigen

    3) (incline head)

    bow [to somebody] — sich [vor jemandem] verbeugen

    2. transitive verb
    (cause to bend) beugen

    bowed down by or with care/responsibilities/age — (fig.) von Sorgen/Verpflichtungen niedergedrückt/vom Alter gebeugt

    3. noun
    Verbeugung, die
    III noun
    (Naut.) usu. in pl. Bug, der

    in the bows — im Bug

    on the bow — am Bug

    * * *
    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.) (sich)(ver-)beugen
    2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) sich beugen
    2. noun
    (a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) die Verbeugung
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    II 1. [bəu] noun
    1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) der Bogen
    2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) der Bogen
    3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) die Schleife
    2. noun
    ((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) der Bug
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    bow1
    [bəʊ, AM boʊ]
    n
    1. (weapon) Bogen m
    \bow and arrows Pfeil und Bogen pl
    to draw one's \bow den Bogen spannen
    2. (for an instrument) Bogen m
    3. (knot) Schleife f, Masche f ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ
    4.
    ▶ to have many/two strings to one's \bow mehrere/zwei Eisen im Feuer haben fam
    bow2
    [baʊ]
    I. vi
    ▪ to \bow [to sb/sth] sich akk [vor jdm/etw] verbeugen [o geh verneigen]
    to \bow to public pressure ( fig) sich öffentlichem Druck beugen
    ▶ to \bow and scrape ( pej) katzbuckeln
    II. vt
    to \bow one's head den Kopf senken [o geh neigen
    III. n
    1. (bending over) Verbeugung f, Verneigung f geh
    to give [or make] a \bow [to sb] [vor jdm] eine Verbeugung machen
    to make one's \bow ( fig) sein Debüt geben
    to take a \bow sich akk [unter Applaus] verbeugen
    to take one's final \bow ( fig) seine letzte Vorstellung geben, zum letzten Mal auftreten
    2. NAUT Bug m
    3.
    ▶ to fire a warning shot across sb's \bows einen Warnschuss vor jds Bug abfeuern
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    I [bəʊ]
    1. n
    1) (for shooting arrows) Bogen m
    2) (MUS) Bogen m

    up/down bow stroke — Auf-/Abstrich m

    3) (= knot of ribbon etc) Schleife f
    2. vi (MUS)
    den Bogen führen
    3. vt (MUS)
    streichen II [baʊ]
    1. n
    (with head, body) Verbeugung f; (by young boy) Diener m

    to make one's bow to sb — sich vor jdm verbeugen or verneigen (geh), jdm seine Reverenz erweisen (form)

    2. vi
    1) (person with body) sich verbeugen, sich verneigen (geh) (to sb vor jdm); (young boy) einen Diener machen

    to bow and scrape — katzbuckeln (pej), liebedienern (pej)

    2) (= bend branches etc) sich biegen or beugen
    3) (fig: defer, submit) sich beugen (before vor +dat, under unter +dat, to +dat)
    3. vt
    1)

    to bow one's head — den Kopf senken; (in prayer) sich verneigen

    2) (= bend) branches beugen

    old age had not bowed him — er war vom Alter ungebeugt (geh)

    3)

    (= defeat) to be bowed by sth — von etw schwer getroffen sein

    III [baʊ]
    n often pl
    Bug m

    on the port/starboard bow — backbord(s)/steuerbord(s) voraus

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    bow1 [baʊ]
    A s Verbeugung f, Verneigung f:
    a bow to fig eine Reverenz an (akk);
    make one’s bow
    a) sich verbeugen oder verneigen (to vor dat),
    b) sich vorstellen,
    c) → bow out B;
    make its bow fig erscheinen, auf den Markt kommen;
    take a bow sich verbeugen, sich für den Beifall bedanken
    B v/t
    1. den Nacken beugen, den Kopf neigen:
    bow one’s thanks sich dankend verneigen;
    bowed (down) with age vom Alter gebeugt;
    bowed down with grief gramgebeugt; → knee A 1
    2. biegen
    C v/i
    1. (to) sich verbeugen oder verneigen (vor dat), grüßen (akk):
    bow back to sb jemandes Gruß erwidern;
    bowing acquaintance oberflächliche(r) Bekannte(r), Grußbekanntschaft f, flüchtige Bekanntschaft;
    have a bowing acquaintance with sb jemanden flüchtig kennen;
    we are on bowing terms wir stehen auf dem Grüßfuß;
    bow and scrape katzbuckeln pej
    2. fig sich beugen oder unterwerfen (to dat):
    bow to the inevitable sich in das Unvermeidliche fügen
    bow2 [bəʊ]
    A s
    1. (Schieß)Bogen m:
    have more than one string to one’s bow fig mehrere Eisen im Feuer haben
    2. Bogenschütze m, -schützin f
    3. MUS
    a) (Violin- etc) Bogen m
    b) (Bogen-)Strich m
    4. MATH Bogen m, Kurve f
    5. TECH
    a) Gradbogen m
    b) Bogenlineal n
    c) pl, auch pair of bows Bogenzirkel m
    6. TECH Bügel m
    7. ELEK Bügel m, Wippe f (zur Stromabnahme)
    8. US
    a) (Brillen) Gestell n
    b) (Brillen) Bügel m
    9. ARCH Erker m
    10. Knoten m, Schleife f (auch des Halstuchs)
    B v/t MUS (mit dem Bogen) streichen oder spielen oder geigen
    C v/i MUS den Bogen führen
    bow3 [baʊ] s SCHIFF
    1. auch pl (Schiffs)Bug m:
    at the bow am Bug;
    on the starboard (port) bow an Steuerbord (Backbord) voraus;
    a shot across the bows fig umg ein Schuss vor den Bug
    2. a) Bugmann m
    b) Bugriemen m
    * * *
    I
    1) (curve, weapon, Mus.) Bogen, der
    2) (tied knot or ribbon) Schleife, die
    II 1. intransitive verb
    1) (submit) sich beugen (to Dat.)
    2)

    bow [down to or before somebody/something] — (bend) sich [vor jemandem/etwas] verbeugen od. verneigen

    bow [to somebody] — sich [vor jemandem] verbeugen

    2. transitive verb

    bowed down by or with care/responsibilities/age — (fig.) von Sorgen/Verpflichtungen niedergedrückt/vom Alter gebeugt

    3. noun
    Verbeugung, die
    III noun
    (Naut.) usu. in pl. Bug, der
    * * *
    (to) n.
    Verbeugung f.
    Verneigung (vor) f. n.
    Bug -e (Schiff) m.
    Schleife -n f. v.
    beugen (höfflichkeit) v.
    biegen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: bog, gebogen)

    English-german dictionary > bow

  • 14 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.) prikloniti se
    2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) ukloniti se
    2. noun
    (a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) poklon
    II 1. [bəu] noun
    1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) lok
    2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) godalni lok
    3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) vozel
    2. noun
    ((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) premec
    * * *
    I [bou]
    noun
    lok; music godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj; plural okvir za naočnike; vulgar trebuh, vamp
    to draw ( —ali pull, shoot with) the long bow — pretiravati, širokoustiti se
    to draw a bow at a venture — streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dni
    bows under — premagan, ki težko napreduje
    slang bow window — velik trebuh, vamp
    II [bou]
    transitive verb
    music gosti; usločiti
    III [bau]
    noun
    poklon, klanjanje; spoštovanje
    to make one's bow — umakniti se, oditi, posloviti se
    IV [bau]
    intransitive verb & transitive verb
    pripogniti, pripogibati se; (to, before) pokloniti, klanjati se, spokoriti, ukloniti se; v sobo (ali iz sobe) koga peljati, vljudno odsloviti
    to bow and scrape — ponižati se, biti pretirano vljuden
    V [bau]
    noun
    nautical ladijski nos, kljun, krn, premec; veslač, ki sedi najbliže premcu

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  • 15 bow

    ['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 violinës
    bow 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 duartrokasin
    bow III [bau] n. det. kiç i anijes
    ● bow down a) fig. përkulem, i ulem; admiroj; b) përkul; c) fig. nënshtroj; thyej
    ● bow out a) përshëndes me kokë; b) fig. tërhiqem

    English-Albanian dictionary > bow

  • 16 bow

    I [bɔʊ] n
    поклон, кивок

    I received a bow of recognition. — Меня узнали и поклонились.

    The actor took his final/parting bow. — Актёр в последний раз вышел с поклоном к публике

    - polite bow
    - bow of greeting
    - with a little bow
    - with a parting bow
    - bend in a deep bow
    - exchange bows
    - give smb a low bow
    - greet smb with a bow
    - make one's bow
    - make a stiff bow
    - make a sweeping bow
    - make an exaggerated bow
    - return smb's bow     II [bɔʊ] v
    кланяться, поклониться, кивать головой

    All the men in the court bowed before the king as he entered. — Все придворные поклонились королю, когда он вошел

    - bow to smb
    - bow to the audience
    - bow smb into the room
    - bow the knee
    - bow one's thanks     III [bəʊ] n
    - new bow
    - bow legs
    - bow and arrows
    - arm smb with bows and arrows
    - bend a bow
    - draw bow
    - shoot a bow
    - shoot an arrow from a bow
    - have two strings to one's bow

    He is the best in bow in the country. — Он - лучший скрипач страны.

    - bow instrument
    - bow of a violin
    - hold the bow too tightly
    3) бант, бантик
    - large bow
    - bow knot
    - bow tie
    - bow of red ribbon
    - dress with a bow at the back
    - with bows in her hair
    - tie smth in a bow
    - loose a bow
    - wear a white bow
    - tie one's shoe-laces in a bow

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > bow

  • 17 bow

    /bou/ * danh từ - cái cung =ro draw (bend) the bow+ giương cung - vĩ (viôlông) - cầu vồng - cái nơ con bướm - cốt yên ngựa ((cũng) saddke) - (điện học) cần lấy điện (xe điện...) - (kiến trúc) vòm !to draw the long bow - (nghĩa bóng) nói ngoa; cường điệu, nói phóng đại !to have two strings to one's bow - có phương sách dự phòng * ngoại động từ - (âm nhạc) kéo vĩ (viôlông) * danh từ - sự chào, sự cúi chào, sự cúi đầu =to make one's bow+ cúi đầu chào =to return a bow+ chào lại * động từ - cúi (đầu, mình); khòm, khom (lưng); quỳ (gối) - cúi đầu, cúi chào, cúi mình, khòm lưng quỳ gối =to bow under the weight of years+ còng lưng vì tuổi già - nhượng bộ, đầu hàng, chịu khuất phục, luồn cúi =to bow to the inevitable+ chịu khuất phục trước điều không thể tránh khỏi =never to bow to the enemy+ không bao giờ đầu hàng kẻ thù !to bow down - cúi đầu, cúi mình, cong xuống =to be bowed down by care+ còng lưng đi vì lo nghĩ - uốn cong, bẻ cong; bẻ gãy !to bow in - gật đầu bảo ra; chào mời ai !to bow oneself out - chào để đi ra !bowing acquaintance - (xem) accquaintance * danh từ - mũi tàu - người chèo mũi

    English-Vietnamese dictionary > bow

  • 18 Bow

    v. trans.
    Ar. and P. κατακάμπτειν, Ar. and V. κάμπτειν.
    Incline in any direction: P. and V. κλίνειν.
    Crush: P. and V. πιέζειν, V. γνάμπτειν.
    Humble: P. and V., καθαιρεῖν, συστέλλειν.
    Bow the head: V. νεύειν καρα.
    I am bowed down with woe: V. συνέσταλμαι κακοῖς (Eur., H.F. 1417).
    Bow the knee: V. κάμπτειν γόνυ, or κάμπτειν alone.
    V. intrans.
    Bend: P. and V. κάμπτεστθαι.
    Incline: P. and V. κλίνεσθαι.
    Bend forward: Ar. and P. κύπτειν, Ar. προκύπτειν.
    Make obeisance: P. and V. προσκυνεῖν, V. προσπίπτειν, προσπίτνειν.
    Bow to: met., P. and V. ὑποπτήσσειν (acc.).
    Yield to: P. and V. εἴκειν (dat.), ὑπείκειν (dat.).
    Bowing ( to fate) since they thought that all was on the way to being lost: P. ὑποκατακλινόμενοι ἐπειδὴ τοῖς ὅλοις ἡττᾶσθαι ἐνόμιζον (Dem. 127).
    Since I hear you say so, I bow ( to your decision): P. ἐπειδὴ σοῦ ἀκούω ταῦτα λέγοντος κάμπτομαι (Plat., Prot. 320B).
    ——————
    subs.
    Obeisance: P. προσκύνησις, ἡ.
    ——————
    subs.
    Circular shape: P. and V. κύκλος, ὁ.
    Loop: P. and V. ἀγκύλη, ἡ (Xen.).
    Weapon: P. and V. τόξον, τό.
    Of a bow, adj.: P. and V. τοξικός, V. τοξήρης.
    Armed with the bow, adj.: V. τοξοτευχής, Ar. τοξοφόρος.
    Conquering with the bow, adj.: V. τοξόδαμνος.
    Shoot with the bow, v. trans. or intrans.: P. and V. τοξεύειν; v. trans., Ar. and P. κατατοξεύειν.
    Have two strings to one's bow: see under String.
    Rainbow: P. Ἶρις, ἡ (Plat., Rep. 616B).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bow

  • 19 bow

    1. bow [bəʊ, Am boʊ] n
    1) ( weapon) Bogen m;
    \bow and arrows Pfeil und Bogen pl;
    to draw one's \bow den Bogen spannen
    2) ( for an instrument) Bogen m
    3) ( knot) Schleife f
    PHRASES:
    to have many/two strings to one's \bow mehrere/zwei Eisen im Feuer haben ( fam)
    2. bow [baʊ] vi to \bow [to sb/sth] sich akk [vor jdm/etw] verbeugen [o ( geh) verneigen];
    to \bow to public pressure ( fig) sich dat öffentlichem Druck beugen
    PHRASES:
    to \bow and scrape ( pej) katzbuckeln vt
    to \bow one's head den Kopf senken [o ( geh) neigen] n
    1) ( bending over) Verbeugung f, Verneigung f ( geh)
    to give [or make] a \bow [to sb] [vor jdm] eine Verbeugung machen;
    to make one's \bow ( fig) sein Debüt geben;
    to take a \bow sich akk [unter Applaus] verbeugen;
    to take one's final \bow ( fig) seine letzte Vorstellung geben, zum letzten Mal auftreten
    2) naut Bug m
    PHRASES:
    to fire a warning shot across sb's \bows einen Warnschuss vor jds Bug m abfeuern

    English-German students dictionary > bow

  • 20 bow

    {bau}
    I. 1. покланям се за поздрав/в знак на съгласие/уважение/подчинение
    to BOW in/out приемам/изпращам с поклон
    to BOW (someone) out покланям се и излизам
    2. навеждам (се)
    прекланям (се), превивам (се), отстъпвам/скланям глава/превивам врат пред (и с down)
    to BOW (down) before someone прекланям се/коленича пред/почитим някого
    to BOW down to лаская. угоднича/сервилнича пред
    3. to BOW down превивам. смазвам
    II. n поклон (с глава. тяло)
    to make one's BOW появявам се/огтеглям се с поклон
    to take a BOW покланям се (пред публика)
    III. 1. лък (и-муз.)
    2. дъга. арка
    3. панделка. флъонга
    4. лира (на трамвай)
    5. bow tie
    IV. v муз. служа си с лък
    V. n често рl предна част/нос на кораб/лодка
    a shot across the BOWs предупреждение
    * * *
    {bau} v 1. покланям се за поздрав/в знак на съгласие/уважение/под(2) n поклон (с глава.тяло); to make o.'s bow появявам се/огтегл{3} {bou} n 1. лък (и -муз.): 2. дъга. арка: 3. панделка. фльонга{4} {bou} v муз. служа си с лък.{5} {bau} n често рl предна част/нос на кораб/лодка; a shot acros
    * * *
    фльонга; панделка; предница; превивам; прекланям се; джуфка; кланям се; лък;
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    1. a shot across the bows предупреждение 2. bow tie 3. i. покланям се за поздрав/в знак на съгласие/уважение/подчинение 4. ii. n поклон (с глава. тяло) 5. iii. лък (и-муз.) 6. iv. v муз. служа си с лък 7. to bow (down) before someone прекланям се/коленича пред/почитим някого 8. to bow (someone) out покланям се и излизам 9. to bow down to лаская. угоднича/сервилнича пред 10. to bow down превивам. смазвам 11. to bow in/out приемам/изпращам с поклон 12. to make one's bow появявам се/огтеглям се с поклон 13. to take a bow покланям се (пред публика) 14. v. n често pl предна част/нос на кораб/лодка 15. дъга. арка 16. лира (на трамвай) 17. навеждам (се) 18. панделка. флъонга 19. прекланям (се), превивам (се), отстъпвам/скланям глава/превивам врат пред (и с down)
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    bow [bau] I. v 1. покланям се, свеждам глава, поздравявам (to); to \bow o.'s thanks изразявам благодарност чрез поклон; to \bow in ( out) приемам (изпращам) с поклон; to \bow out of politics оттеглям се от политиката; 2. навеждам, прекланям (се), превивам (се); подчинявам се; to \bow down превивам; прен. смазвам, сломявам, поразявам; to \bow to the inevitable отстъпвам пред неизбежното; to \bow ( down) before прекланям се пред; коленича пред, почитам; обожествявам; to \bow and scrape отнасям се прекалено почтително; подмазвам се, раболепнича; II. n поклон, поздрав, почитание; to make o.'s \bow покланям се, оттеглям се; take a \bow моите уважения (пред или след назовано име, за изразяване на почит). III [bou] . n 1. лък (и муз.); to bend ( draw) the \bow опъвам лък; to have two strings to o.'s \bow не разчитам само на едно нещо; to draw ( pull) the long \bow преувеличавам; хваля се, фукам се, лъжа; 2. дъга, арка; 3. фльонга, панделка; to tie into a \bow връзвам панделка; 4. лира (на трамвай); IV. v служа си с лък (при свирене). V [bau] n (често pl) нос (на кораб, лодка); a shot across s.o.'s \bows разг. предупреждение.

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