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Oxford-Hachette 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

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

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

French

English

archet: bow

ployer (courber, fléchir) intr: bow, bend intr

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

bow¹ [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 [ˌboʊ·ˈlegd] ADJ

bow-legged: aux jambes arquées

bow out VB intr (stop taking part)

bow out: tirer sa révérence

bow tie N

bow tie: nœud m papillon

I. bow-wow childspeak INTERJ

bow-wow: oua-oua!

II. bow-wow childspeak N

bow-wow: toutou m

bow window N

bow window: fenêtre f en saillie

French

English

archet: bow

se prosterner devant qn/qc (s'incliner profondément): to bow low before sb/sth

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

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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

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