BOW - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

bow¹ [bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

Bogen m <-s, ->

bow and arrow

Pfeil und Bogen

to draw one's bow

den Bogen spannen

2. bow (for an instrument):

bow

Bogen m <-s, ->

3. bow (knot):

bow

Schleife f <-, -n>

bow

Masche f <-, -n> A, CH

Phrases:

to have many/two strings to one's bow

mehrere/zwei Eisen im Feuer haben inf

I. bow² [baʊ] VB intr

to bow [to sb/sth]

sich acc [vor jdm/etw] verbeugen [o. form verneigen]

to bow to public pressure fig

sich öffentlichem Druck beugen

Phrases:

to bow and scrape pej

katzbuckeln

II. bow² [baʊ] VB trans

to bow one's head

den Kopf senken [o. form neigen]

III. bow² [baʊ] N

1. bow (bending over):

bow

Verbeugung f <-, -en>

bow

Verneigung f <-, -en> form

to give [or make] a bow [to sb]

[vor jdm] eine Verbeugung machen

to make one's bow fig

sein Debüt geben

to take a bow

sich acc [unter Applaus] verbeugen

to take one's final bow fig

seine letzte Vorstellung geben

to take one's final bow fig

zum letzten Mal auftreten

2. bow NAUT:

bow

Bug m <-(e)s, -e>

Phrases:

to fire a warning shot across sb's bows

einen Warnschuss vor jds Bug abfeuern

bow down VB intr

1. bow down (to show reverence):

to bow down [before sb]

sich acc [vor jdm] verbeugen [o. form verneigen]

2. bow down (obey sb):

to bow down to sb

sich acc jdm fügen

I. bow out VB intr

bow out (stop taking part)

sich acc verabschieden

bow out (retire from job)

sich acc ins Privatleben zurückziehen

to bow out of a project

aus einem Projekt aussteigen inf

II. bow out VB trans

to bow sb out

jdn hinauskomplimentieren form euph

bow ˈdoor N NAUT

bow door

Bugklappe f

bow-leg·ged [bəʊˈlegɪd, Am boʊ-] ADJ

bow-legged

o-beinig inf attr

bow ˈtie N FASHION

bow tie

Fliege f <-, -n>

to tie a bow tie

eine Fliege binden

ˈbow wave N

bow wave

Bugwelle[n] f[pl]

the judgement will be followed by a bow wave of lawsuits fig

das Urteil wird einen Rattenschwanz von Prozessen im Gefolge haben fig

bow ˈwin·dow N

bow window

Erkerfenster nt <-s, ->

I. bow-wow INTERJ [ˌbaʊˈwaʊ]

bow-wow

wauwau

II. bow-wow N [ˈbaʊˌwaʊ] childspeak (dog)

bow-wow

Wauwau m Kindersprache

ˈdick·ey bow N Brit inf

dickey bow

Fliege f <-, -n>

dickey bow

Schleife f <-, -n>

dickey bow

Binder m <-s, -> dated

dickie bow N Brit inf

dickie bow → dickey bow

See also

ˈdick·ey bow N Brit inf

dickey bow

Fliege f <-, -n>

dickey bow

Schleife f <-, -n>

dickey bow

Binder m <-s, -> dated

ˈdicky bow N Brit inf

dicky bow → dickey bow

See also

ˈdick·ey bow N Brit inf

dickey bow

Fliege f <-, -n>

dickey bow

Schleife f <-, -n>

dickey bow

Binder m <-s, -> dated

ox-bow lake, cut-off, horseshoe lake N

ox-bow lake

Altarm

bow and arrow N

bow and arrow

Pfeil und Bogen

Present

I	bow
you	bow
he/she/it	bows
we	bow
you	bow
they	bow

Past

I	bowed
you	bowed
he/she/it	bowed
we	bowed
you	bowed
they	bowed

Present Perfect

I	have	bowed
you	have	bowed
he/she/it	has	bowed
we	have	bowed
you	have	bowed
they	have	bowed

Past Perfect

I	had	bowed
you	had	bowed
he/she/it	had	bowed
we	had	bowed
you	had	bowed
they	had	bowed