bow compass in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bow compass in the English»French Dictionary

bow compass N

bow compass

compas m à balustre

Translations for bow compass in the French»English Dictionary

compas à balustre

spring bow compass

Translations for bow compass in the English»French Dictionary

I.compass [Brit ˈkʌmpəs, Am ˈkəmpəs] N

1. compass (gen):

compass

boussole f

compass NAUT

compas m

the points of the compass

les points mpl cardinaux

2. compass:

compass (extent)

étendue f

compass (range, scope)

portée f

compass (range, scope)

rayon m

within the narrow compass of our research

dans le champ restreint de nos recherches

within the compass of this article/the law

dans les limites de cet article/la loi

the concept is beyond the compass of most minds

le concept dépasse la portée de la plupart des esprits

3. compass MUS:

compass

étendue f

II.compasses N

compasses npl:

a pair of compasses

un compas

III.compass [Brit ˈkʌmpəs, Am ˈkəmpəs] VB trans liter

1. compass (encircle):

compass

encercler, entourer

2. compass (comprehend):

compass

saisir, appréhender

3. compass (go around) archaic:

compass earth, oceans

faire le tour de

I.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arc m

2. bow MUS:

bow

archet m

3. bow (knot):

bow

nœud m

to tie a bow

faire un nœud

II.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] VB intr

bow

manier l'archet

III.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ]

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

avoir plus d'une corde or plusieurs cordes à son arc

I.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

1. bow (forward movement):

bow

salut m

to make a bow

faire un salut

to take a bow THEAT

saluer

to make one's bow fig

faire ses débuts

2. bow NAUT:

bow

avant m

bow

proue f

on the starboard bow

par tribord devant

to go down by the bows

sombrer par l'avant

3. bow SPORTS:

bow

rameur/-euse m/f avant

II.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

bow head

baisser

bow branch

courber

bow tree

incliner

to bow the knee fig

se soumettre (to à)

to bow one's head in prayer

prier les yeux baissés

III.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (bend forward):

bow

saluer

to bow to

saluer

2. bow (give way):

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

s'incliner devant

to bow to pressure

céder à la pression

to bow to sb's opinion

se ranger à l'avis de qn

3. bow (sag):

bow plant, shelf:

se courber (under sous)

IV.bowed ADJ

bowed head

penché

bowed back

courbé

V.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ]

to bow and scrape fig

faire des courbettes (to devant)

there was a lot of bowing and scraping

il y a eu beaucoup de courbettes

to fire a shot across sb's bows fig

tirer un coup de semonce à qn

bow compass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bow compass in the English»French Dictionary

compass <-es> [ˈkʌmpəs] N

1. compass (direction-finding device):

compass

boussole f

compass NAUT, TECH

compas m

2. compass no pl form (range):

compass

portée f

to be beyond the compass of sb's brain/knowledge

être hors du champ de compréhension/connaissance de qn

to be beyond the compass of sb's powers

être en dehors du pouvoir de qn

3. compass MUS:

compass

registre m

bow¹ [bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arc m

to draw one's bow

tendre son arc

2. bow MUS:

bow

archet m

3. bow (slip-knot):

bow

nœud m

Phrases:

to have more than one string to one's bow

avoir plus d'une corde à son arc

bow² [baʊ] N NAUT

bow

proue f

I.bow³ [baʊ] N

1. bow:

bow

salut m

to give [or make] a bow to sb

saluer qn

2. bow fig:

to take one's final bow

faire ses adieux

II.bow³ [baʊ] VB intr

to bow to sb/sth

saluer qn/qc

to bow to sb/sth (defer)

s'en remettre à

Phrases:

to bow and scrape pej

être obséquieux

III.bow³ [baʊ] VB trans

bow one's head:

bow

baisser