bow

inclinarse

el lazo

Dictionary

Conjugation

bow(

)

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

1. (salutation)

a. inclinarse

All the knights bowed before their king.Todos los caballeros se inclinaron ante su rey.

b. hacer una reverencia

To invite a lady to dance, the man bows before her.Para invitar a una dama a bailar, el caballero le hace una reverencia.

2. (to bend)

a. doblarse

The branches bowed in the strong winds.Las ramas se doblaron por los fuertes vientos.

b. arquearse

The roof bowed under the weight of the snow.El techo se arqueó bajo el peso de la nieve.

3. (to yield)

a. ceder

The president finally bowed to pressure from Congress on the tax issue.El presidente finalmente cedió a la presión del Congreso en el asunto de los impuestos.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to lower)

a. inclinar

The subjects bowed their heads as the king passed by.Los súbditos inclinaron la cabeza al paso del rey.

5. (to bend)

a. doblar

A strong wind was bowing the trees.Un viento fuerte doblaba los árboles.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

6. (knot)

a. el lazo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

My sister wore a beautiful bow on her ponytail.Mi hermana llevaba un precioso lazo en la coleta.

7. (weapon)

a. el arco

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He put an arrow on his bow, aimed at the target, and fired.Puso una flecha en el arco, apuntó a la diana, y tiró.

8. (salutation)

a. la reverencia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The men all gave a slight bow when they were presented to the Queen.Los hombres todos hicieron una pequeña reverencia cuando se les presentó a la Reina.

9. (music)

a. el arco

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I love that violinist's style with the bow.Me encanta el estilo de ese violinista con el arco.

10. (nautical)

a. la proa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The anchor dropped from the bow of the ship.El ancla cayó desde la proa del barco.

bow

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (with head)

a. la reverencia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to take a bowsalir a saludar

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (general)

to bow one's headinclinar la cabeza

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

3. (as greeting, sign of respect)

a. inclinar la cabeza

to bow downinclinarse

4. (fig)

to bow down before somebodyinclinarse ante alguien

5. (yield)

to bow to something/somebodyrendirse ante algo/alguien

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

transitive verb

1 (lower) [+head] inclinar; bajar

2 (bend) [+back] encorvar; doblar; [+branches] inclinar; doblar

to bow one's thanks inclinarse en señal de agradecimiento

intransitive verb

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 or ceder;to ante

to bow to the inevitable resignarse a lo inevitable

bow [bəʊ]

noun

1 (weapon) also (Mús) arco (m)

bow and arrow arco (m) y flechas

2 (knot) lazo (m)

to tie a bow hacer un lazo

modifier

bow legs (n) piernas (f) arqueadas

bow tie (n) pajarita (f)

bow window (n) mirador (m); ventana (f) salediza

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 (m) de proa

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

Examples

Phrases

bow tie	el corbatín
bow and arrow	el arco y flecha
hair bow	el lazo
bow down	inclinarse doblegarse
take a bow	saludar al público
bow to	someterse a
bow-tie pasta	farfalle