English » German

Translations for „kowtow“ in the English » German Dictionary (Go to German » English)

kow·tow [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ, Am ˌkoʊ-] VB intr inf

to kowtow to sb

vor jdm dienern [o. inf katzbuckeln] [o. pej kriechen]

to kowtow to sb

einen Kotau vor jdm machen form

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was never one to kowtow; team-mates and observers detected the chip that was reluctant to leave his shoulder. en.wikipedia.org

Police officials, military men, businessmen, politicians, bureaucrats and other prominent figures like judges kowtowed to him. en.wikipedia.org

As he disliked having to kowtow to a minor official, he rarely journeyed beyond the free limit. en.wikipedia.org

His stunned companions wanted to kowtow for the great honour but to do so would have revealed the identity of the emperor. en.wikipedia.org

During a wedding, some couples may kowtow to their respective parents, though the standing bow is today more common. en.wikipedia.org

For example, a commoner brought before a local magistrate would be required to kneel and kowtow. en.wikipedia.org

As a result, terrified judges learned to kowtow to their superiors and shy away from handing down nonconforming rulings. en.wikipedia.org

Direct descendants may also kowtow at the funeral of an ancestor, while others would simply bow. en.wikipedia.org

Wherever he went, grown men would kneel down in a ritual kowtow, averting their eyes until he passed. en.wikipedia.org

The household then kneels three times and kowtows nine times to pay obeisance and wish him a long life. en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "kowtow" in other languages

Choose your language Deutsch | български | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | Türkçe | 中文