bow

bow
I [bəʊ]
nome
1) (weapon) arco m.
2) mus. archetto m.
3) (knot) fiocco m., nodo m.

to tie a bow — fare un fiocco

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to have more than one string to one's bow — avere molte frecce al proprio arco

II [baʊ]
nome (movement) inchino m.

to make a bow — fare un inchino

to take a bow — teatr. inchinarsi (per ringraziare il pubblico)

III 1. [baʊ]
verbo transitivo abbassare, chinare [head]; piegare [branch, tree]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (bend forward) inchinarsi

to bow to — inchinarsi a o davanti a

2) (give way)

to bow to — inchinarsi a, cedere (il passo) di fronte a [wisdom, knowledge]

to bow to pressure — cedere alla pressione

3) (sag) [plant, shelf] piegarsi (under sotto)
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to bow and scrape — profondersi in inchini o essere servili (to con)

IV [baʊ]
nome mar. prua f., prora f.

on the starboard bow — a dritta di prua

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to fire a shot across sb.'s bows — = dare un avvertimento a qcn., minacciare qcn

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I 1. verb
1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.)
2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.)
2. noun
(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.)
II 1. [bəu] noun
1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.)
2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.)
3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.)
2. noun
((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.)
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I [bəʊ] n
arco, Mus archetto, (knot) fiocco, nodo
II [baʊ]
1. n
inchino

to take a bow — inchinarsi al pubblico or all'applauso del pubblico

2. vt
(lower: head) chinare, (bend: back) curvare, piegare

bowed down by cares — schiacciato (-a) dalle preoccupazioni

3. vi

to bow (to) — inchinarsi (a), fare un inchino (a), (fig: yield) inchinarsi (di fronte a)

to bow to the inevitable — rassegnarsi all'inevitabile

III [bau] n
Naut

bows — prua

on the port/starboard bow — di prua a sinistra/a destra

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bow (1) /bəʊ/
n.
1 (nodo a) fiocco; nastro legato in un fiocco: Her hair was tied in a bow, i suoi capelli erano trattenuti da un fiocco
2 arco (arma): to bend (o to draw) the bow, tendere l'arco
3 (mus.) archetto; arco
4 (archit.) arco in aggetto
5 (= rainbow) arcobaleno
6 (spec. USA) stanghetta (degli occhiali)
7 anello (di chiave, di forbici)
bow collector, pantografo (di locomotore elettrico, ecc.) □ (grafica) bow compass (o compasses), balaustrino □ (mecc.) bow drill, trapano ad arco □ bow-fronted, (di mobile) con la parte anteriore bombata □ bow legs, gambe arcuate; ginocchio varo □ bow-legged, dalle gambe arcuate □ bow saw, seghetta ad arco □ bow tie, cravatta a farfalla; cravattino □ (archit.) bow window, bovindo □ to have many strings to one's bow, avere molte frecce al proprio arco.
bow (2) /baʊ/
n.
1 inchino: He gave a low bow, fece un profondo inchino
2 (judo) saluto
to make one's bow, esordire; debuttare; (anche) ritirarsi (dalle scene, dalla vita pubblica) □ to take a bow, (teatr.) (venire alla ribalta e) fare un inchino per ringraziare il pubblico; (anche) ricevere le congratulazioni, prendersi gli applausi.
bow (3) /baʊ/
n.
(anche al pl.) (naut.) mascone; prua; prora: from bow to stern, da prora a poppa; on the port bow, per il mascone di sinistra; di prua a sinistra; on the bow, per prua; di (o a) proravia; a 45В° dalla prua
● (naut.) bow-chaser, pezzo in caccia; cannone cacciatore prodiero □ bow-heavy (o down by the bow), appruato □ (canottaggio) bow oar, remo di prua; (il vogatore) prodiere □ (naut.) bow thruster, propulsore di prua, elica prodiera di manovra □ (naut.) bow wave, onda di prora □ a (warning) shot across the bows, un segnale di avvertimento a q.
(to) bow (1) /bəʊ/
A v. t.
1 inarcare; piegare ad arco
2 suonare (un violino, ecc.) con l'archetto
B v. i.
inarcarsi; curvarsi.
(to) bow (2) /baʊ/
A v. i.
1 (spesso to bow down) inchinarsi; fare un inchino: We bowed (down) before the queen, ci siamo inchinati alla regina
2 fare un cenno del capo (di assenso, di saluto): He bowed to me as I passed him, mentre gli passavo accanto, mi fece un cenno di saluto
3 (fig.) cedere; chinarsi; chinare il capo; rassegnarsi: to bow to the inevitable, chinare il capo di fronte all'inevitabile; to bow to pressure from high up, cedere a pressioni che vengono dall'alto; to bow to sb.'s wishes, cedere ai desideri di q.; I bow to your greater experience, mi tiro indietro davanti alla tua maggior esperienza
B v. t.
chinare; piegare: to bow one's head, chinare il capo (anche fig.); They bowed their heads before the king, chinarono la testa davanti al re
to bow and scrape, profondersi in inchini e salamelecchi; essere servile □ to bow to no one, non cederla a nessuno □ bowing acquaintance, conoscenza superficiale.
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I [bəʊ]
nome
1) (weapon) arco m.
2) mus. archetto m.
3) (knot) fiocco m., nodo m.

to tie a bow — fare un fiocco

••

to have more than one string to one's bow — avere molte frecce al proprio arco

II [baʊ]
nome (movement) inchino m.

to make a bow — fare un inchino

to take a bow — teatr. inchinarsi (per ringraziare il pubblico)

III 1. [baʊ]
verbo transitivo abbassare, chinare [head]; piegare [branch, tree]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (bend forward) inchinarsi

to bow to — inchinarsi a o davanti a

2) (give way)

to bow to — inchinarsi a, cedere (il passo) di fronte a [wisdom, knowledge]

to bow to pressure — cedere alla pressione

3) (sag) [plant, shelf] piegarsi (under sotto)
••

to bow and scrape — profondersi in inchini o essere servili (to con)

IV [baʊ]
nome mar. prua f., prora f.

on the starboard bow — a dritta di prua

••

to fire a shot across sb.'s bows — = dare un avvertimento a qcn., minacciare qcn


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