bow in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bow in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.bow down VB [Brit baʊ -, Am baʊ -] (bow down) lit

bow down

se prosterner (before devant)

bow down fig

se soumettre (before devant)

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

bow down wind: tree

courber

bow down weight: person

plier, courber

to be bowed down by weight, load

être plié or courbé sous

they were bowed down by the burden of debt

le fardeau des dettes les écrasait

bow out VB [Brit baʊ -, Am baʊ -] (resign)

bow out

prendre congé, tirer sa révérence inf

bow compass N

bow compass

compas m à balustre

bow-wow [Brit ˈbaʊwaʊ, Am ˈbaʊwaʊ] N

1. bow-wow (dog):

bow-wow childspeak

toutou m childspeak

2. bow-wow (noise of dog):

bow-wow

ouah! ouah!

bow window N

bow window

bow-window m

bow wave N

bow wave

vague f de proue

bow tie N

bow tie

nœud-papillon m

bow-fronted ADJ

bow-fronted house

à la façade bombée

bow-fronted cabinet, chest

bombé

bow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bow in the English»French Dictionary

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

bow-legged [ˌbəʊˈlegd, Am boʊ-] ADJ

bow-legged

aux jambes arquées

bow tie N

bow tie

nœud m papillon

bow out VB intr (stop taking part)

bow out

tirer sa révérence

bow window N

bow window

fenêtre f en saillie

I.bow-wow childspeak INTERJ

bow-wow

oua-oua!

II.bow-wow childspeak N

bow-wow

toutou m

Translations for bow in the French»English Dictionary

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archet

bow

ployer (courber, fléchir) intr

bow, bend intr

bow Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tie the ribbon in a bow

nouer un ruban

to draw one's bow

tendre son arc

to give [or make] a bow to sb

saluer qn

to take one's final bow

faire ses adieux

to bow to sb/sth

saluer qn/qc

to bow to sb/sth (defer)

s'en remettre à

to bow and scrape pej

être obséquieux

to hang/bow one's head in shame

baisser la tête de honte

to have another string to one's bow

avoir plus d'une corde à son arc

in the bow of the boat

à l'avant du bateau

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The bow and stroke positions have a set of sculling riggers and two and three have a sweep set.

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They have fairly long legs and often appear bow-legged.

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The lower bilges of the ship were found, running from bow to stern.

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She continued: if that opinion is misinformed, the solution is not to bow to it, but the solution should be to inform.

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Her bow sits upright draped with anchor chains.

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There may also be a bowsprit possibly extended by a jib-boom, which extends forward past the bow.

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It had a long bow sprit with jibboom and up to three headsails.

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Squall lines typically bow out due to the formation of a mesoscale high pressure system which forms within the stratiform rain area behind the initial line.

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Nor was a bow possible, the flat sound-board being an insuperable impediment.

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Dab a touch on the cupid's bow for larger looking lips.

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