bow

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Signification (English)

1. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
2. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
3. A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
4. A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
5. A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
6. Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
7. The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
8. Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
9. Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
10. A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
11. Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddle tree.
12. The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
13. Either of the two handles of a pair of scissors.

arc

s’incliner

faire une révérence

arc et flèches

se prosterner

têtier

se pencher

se baisser

se courber

corder

courber l’échine

faire la révérence

inclination du buste

recourber

s’abaisser

nœud de ruban

signe de liaison

s'incliner

se tapir

signe de tête

thruster machinery compartment

thrust propeller

maneuvering device

yield

prostrate oneself

defer to

lean forward

lower the head

bend before

current collector

cross-bow

stoop down

make straight

show respect

long handle

make obeisance

segment of a circle

give respect

pay homage

war-bow

reverential salutation

turn towards a person

address of welcome

double joint

pellet-bow

nod head

fiddle stick

arch form

bow shape

musical bow

crescent-shaped object

make something curved

persuade or bend

get angry

give thanks

give way to

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bəʊ/

From Middle English bowe, from Old English boga, Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Cognate with West Frisian boge, Dutch boog, German Bogen, Swedish båge.