bows in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bows in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arco m

2. bow MUS:

bow (for violin, etc.)

archetto m

bow (passage)

arcata f

3. bow (knot):

bow

fiocco m

bow

nodo m

to tie a bow

fare un fiocco

II.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] VB intr MUS

bow

archeggiare

III.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ]

to have more than one string or several strings to one's bow

avere molte frecce al proprio arco

I.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N (forward movement)

bow

inchino m

to make a bow

fare un inchino

to take a bow THEAT

inchinarsi (per ringraziare il pubblico)

to make one's bow fig

debuttare

II.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

bow head

abbassare

bow branch, tree

piegare

to bow the knee fig

piegarsi, sottomettersi (to a)

to bow one's head in prayer

chinare il capo in preghiera

III.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (bend forward):

bow

inchinarsi

to bow to

inchinarsi a or davanti a

2. bow (give way):

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

inchinarsi a, cedere (il passo) di fronte a

to bow to pressure

cedere alla pressione

to bow to sb's opinion

allinearsi all'opinione di qn

3. bow (sag):

bow plant, shelf:

piegarsi (under sotto)

IV.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ]

to bow and scrape

profondersi in inchini, essere servili (to con)

there was a lot of bowing and scraping

ci furono grandi inchini or furono tutti molto servili

bow³ [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

1. bow NAUT:

bow

prua f

bow

prora f

on the starboard bow

a dritta di prua

to go down by the bows

affondare di prua

2. bow SPORTS:

bow

vogatore m di punta / vogatrice f di punta

to fire a shot across sb's bows

= dare un avvertimento a, minacciare qn

bow-fronted [Am ˌboʊˈfrəntəd], bow front ADJ

bow-fronted house

dalla facciata convessa

bow-fronted cabinet, chest

bombato

fiddle-bow [ˈfɪdlbəʊ] N

fiddle-bow

archetto m del violino

bow compass [Am ˈboʊ ˌkəmpəs] N

bow compass

balaustrino m

I.bow down VB [baʊ -] (bow down)

bow down

inchinarsi (before davanti a)

bow down fig

sottomettersi (before a, davanti a)

II.bow down VB [baʊ -] (bow [sb, sth] down)

bow down wind: tree

piegare

bow down weight: person

piegare

to be bowed down by weight, load

essere piegato sotto or curvo per

they were bowed down by the burden of debt

erano prostrati dal peso dei debiti

saddle-bow [Am ˈsædlˌboʊ] N

saddle-bow

arcione m

bow wave [Am ˈbaʊ ˌweɪv] N NAUT

bow wave

baffo m

bow out VB [baʊ -] (resign)

bow out

ritirarsi

bows in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bows in the English»Italian Dictionary

bow¹ [boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arco m

2. bow MUS:

bow

archetto m

3. bow (knot):

bow

fiocco m

bow² [baʊ] N NAUT

bow

prua f

I.bow³ [baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (as greeting):

bow

fare un inchino

2. bow (yield):

to bow to sth

rassegnarsi a qc

Phrases:

to bow and scrape

leccare i piedi

II.bow³ [baʊ] VB trans

bow one's head

chinare

bow body

piegare

III.bow³ [baʊ] N

bow

inchino m

to take a bow

salutare con un inchino

bow window N

bow window

bovindo m

bow-legged [ˌboʊ·ˈlegd] ADJ

bow-legged person:

bow-legged

con le gambe storte

bow tie N

bow tie

farfallino m

bow out VB intr

bow out

ritirarse

Translations for bows in the Italian»English Dictionary

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farfalla

bow tie

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bows pl

prua

bow

archetto

bow

bows Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bow to sth

rassegnarsi a qc

to bow and scrape

leccare i piedi

to take a bow

salutare con un inchino

to bow before sb

inchianarsi davanti a qc

to draw a bow

tendere un arco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At its conclusion he turns and bows smiling to the audience.

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Late medieval sailing warships resembled floating fortresses, with towers in the bows and at the stern (respectively, the forecastle and aftcastle).

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Several variations on the ribbon include neckties, bolo ties, neckerchiefs, and bows.

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Wood bows between the drumstick and the bridge to produce a high-pitched, warbling sound, similar to a theremin.

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Bows, candy stripes, tinsel -- and keeping it real, with homemade cards.

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When heated, the terpenes are driven off and the remaining product is called rosin and is used by stringed instrumentalists on their bows.

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Based on the combination of molecular bows and origami, finding the perfect means to gift wrap a virus might never be possible.

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Also, while a bulbous bow allows a ship to move more efficiently through the water, designers lean towards simple vertical bows on larger ships.

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This was worn with plain court shoes with bows, no buckles, and the cravat was replaced by a white tie.

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Central armories were established that issued standardized bows, quivers, shields and spears to troops.

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