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bow
[bəʊ]
sustantivo
1arco (m) (weapon, for violin)
2lazo (m) (in hair, on dress)
  • bow tie -> pajarita (f) (español de España), moñito (m) (español de Argentina), corbatín (m) (CAm, Carib, español de Colombia), humita (f) (español de Chile), corbata (f) de moño (español de México), moñita (f) (español de Uruguay), corbata (f) de lacito (español de Venezuela)
sustantivo
1proa (f) (of ship)
sustantivo
1reverencia (f) (with head)
  • to take a bow -> salir a saludar
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to bow one's head -> inclinar la cabeza
verbo intransitivo
2inclinar la cabeza (as greeting, sign of respect)
  • to bow down -> inclinarse
  • to bow down before somebody (sentido figurado) -> inclinarse ante alguien
3(yield)
  • to bow to something/somebody -> rendirse ante algo/alguien

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bow [bau]
1Hacer reverencia o cortesía: expresar por medio de la inclinación del cuerpo.
  • To bow to somebody -> hacerle una reverencia a alguien, inclinarse ante alguien
  • We must bow to her experience -> debemos tratarla con la deferencia que su experiencia merece
2Escoltar o acompañar haciendo reverencia
adjetivo & sustantivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Agobiar, oprimir, agravar. (n)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Doblarse, torcerse o encorvarse. (n)
5Agobiarse. (n)
6Ceder, someterse. (n)
  • He bowed his head -> inclinó la cabeza
  • Bow down -> doblegarse
  • To bow down to somebody/something -> someterse a algo/alguien
  • Bow out -> retirarse
va.
sustantivo
1Reverencia, cortesía, inclinación del cuerpo o parte de él que se hace en señal de respeto (movement).
  • The actress took a la actriz salió a saludar al público/hizo una reverencia -> 2. (Mar.) Proa, toda la figura exterior de la embarcación de la nave a la roda
  • On the (Mar.) por la serviola -> Bow-oar, -s
  • To make a saludar -> hacer un saludo
el remo más cercano a la proa de una lancha, o la persona que lo maneja.
sustantivo
1Arco, arma para disparar flechas (weapon).
  • Bow and arrow -> arco y flecha
2El arco iris.
3(Mús.) Arco, el instrumento con que se tocan los violines y violones.
4Lazo, de corbata, de cinta, etc. (knot).
  • To tie a hacer un lazo -> 5. Arzón de silla
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Arquearse, doblarse, pandearse (branch, plank). (n)
va. Encorvar en forma de arco; doblar y torcer alguna cosa. Arquear (branch, beam).

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bow [baʊ]
noun
(greeting) reverencia; (f)
to make a bow inclinarse;to delante de; hacer una reverencia;to a; to make one's bow presentarse; debutar; to take a bow salir a agradecer los aplausos; salir a saludar
verb:transitive
1 (lower) [+head] inclinar; bajar
2 (bend) [+back] encorvar; doblar; [+branches] inclinar; doblar
3
to bow one's thanks inclinarse en señal de agradecimiento
verb:intransitive
1 (in greeting) inclinarse;to delante de; hacer una reverencia;to a
to bow and scrape mostrarse demasiado solícito
2 (bend) [+branch etc] arquearse; doblarse
The branches bowed under the weight of all the snow
to bow beneath estar agobiado por
3 (yield) inclinarse ceder;orto ante
to bow to the inevitable resignarse a lo inevitable
bow [bəʊ]
noun
1 (weapon) also (Mús) arco; (m)
bow and arrow arco y flechas; (m)
2 (knot) lazo; (m)
to tie a bow hacer un lazo
modifier
bow legs (n) piernas arqueadas; (f)
bow tie (n) pajarita; (f)
bow window (n) mirador; (m) ventana salediza; (f)
bow [baʊ]
noun
(Náut) (also bows) proa; (f)
on the port/starboard bow a babor/estribor
a shot across the bows un cañonazo de advertencia
modifier
bow doors (n) portón de proa; (m)
bow wave (n) ola causada por un barco al desplazarse por el agua
Visibility was nil and he didn't want suddenly to be staring down the bow wave of a tanker doing twenty knots as it ploughed north for the Denmark Straits The giant reptile plunged into the water and came speeding straight at us, its great head causing a bow wave

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Verb Conjugation for "bow"

Imperative
  • bow
  • you bow
  • he/she bows
  • we bow
  • you bow
  • they bow
Preterite
  • I bowed
  • you bowed
  • he/she bowed
  • we bowed
  • you bowed
  • they bowed
Present Continuous
  • I am bowing
  • you are bowing
  • he/she is bowing
  • we are bowing
  • you are bowing
  • they are bowing
Present Perfect
  • I have bowed
  • you have bowed
  • he/she has bowed
  • we have bowed
  • you have bowed
  • they have bowed
Past Continuous
  • I was bowing
  • you were bowing
  • he/she was bowing
  • we were bowing
  • you were bowing
  • they were bowing
Past Perfect
  • I had bowed
  • you had bowed
  • he/she had bowed
  • we had bowed
  • you had bowed
  • they had bowed
Future
  • I will bow
  • you will bow
  • he/she will bow
  • we will bow
  • you will bow
  • they will bow
Future Perfect
  • I will have bowed
  • you will have bowed
  • he/she will have bowed
  • we will have bowed
  • you will have bowed
  • they will have bowed
Future Continuous
  • I will be bowing
  • you will be bowing
  • he/she will be bowing
  • we will be bowing
  • you will be bowing
  • they will be bowing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been bowing
  • you have been bowing
  • he/she has been bowing
  • we have been bowing
  • you have been bowing
  • they have been bowing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been bowing
  • you will have been bowing
  • he/she will have been bowing
  • we will have been bowing
  • you will have been bowing
  • they will have been bowing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been bowing
  • you had been bowing
  • he/she had been bowing
  • we had been bowing
  • you had been bowing
  • they had been bowing
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