kowtow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for kowtow in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary (Go to Bulgarian»English)

Translations for kowtow in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Bulgarian)

kowtow Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to kowtow to sb
кланям се до земята на нкг

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As a result, terrified judges learned to kowtow to their superiors and shy away from handing down nonconforming rulings.
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The household then kneels three times and kowtows nine times to pay homage and wish him a long life.
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For example, at a wedding, the marrying couple was traditionally required to kowtow to both sets of parents, as acknowledgement of the debt owed for their nurturing.
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Direct descendants may also kowtow at the funeral of an ancestor, while others would simply bow.
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No one looked like they'd been kowtowed into it by some executive.
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I was changing and no longer kowtowing to my ex, or to his parents.
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Police officials, military men, businessmen, politicians, bureaucrats and other prominent figures like judges kowtowed to him.
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He was never one to kowtow; team-mates and observers detected the chip that was reluctant to leave his shoulder.
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For example, some, but not all, people would choose to kowtow before the grave of an ancestor, or while making traditional offerings to an ancestor.
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As he disliked having to kowtow to a minor official, he rarely journeyed beyond the free limit.
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