Bow in spanish
pronunciation: ɑɹ̩koʊ part of speech: noun, verb
bow1 = arco.
Example: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.more:
» bow-hunting = caza con arco.
Example: The vast majority of hunted game is killed with a firearm; other hunting methods (bow-hunting, trapping, capturing with decoys, etc.) are less significant.» bow-kneed = patizambo.
Example: It's all got to do with whether you're knock-kneed or bow-kneed, whether your knees go in or out.» bow-legged = patizambo, zambo.
Example: At birth all children are more or less bow-legged.» bowman [bowmen, -pl.] = arquero.
Example: Wallowing in the mud, they were easy targets for the English bowmen.» bow tie = pajarita.
Example: Contrary to popular myth, it is not difficult to tie a bow tie = Al contrario de las creencias populares no es difícil ponerse una pajarita.» dickey bow = pajarita.
Example: We all agreed, so we went out and bought some nice new jackets, a nice new pair of trousers each and dickey bows.» have + a second string to + Posesivo + bow = tener una segunda habilidad, tener una segunda destreza.
Example: After school she was employed for many years as a secretary but she had a second string to her bow as a presenter on a radio station.» have + more than one string to + Posesivo + bow = tener más de una habilidad, tener más de una destreza.
Example: Proving that she has more than one string to her bow, Fiona plays guitar, piano, violin, double bass, accordion and harp.» have + several strings to + Posesivo + bow = tener varias habilidades, tener varias destrezas.
Example: She has several strings to her bow: writer, journalist, poet and photographer.» have + two strings to + Posesivo + bow = tener dos habilidades, tener dos destrezas.
Example: Naomi has two strings to her bow -- as well as archery she is an accomplished violin player.» rainbow = arco iris.
Example: The article 'The end of the rainbow: products that work' argues that the major technical problems of CD-ROM data bases have been overcome and the remaining problems are associated with business issues.» rainbow = multicolor.
Example: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.bow2 = saludo.
Example: He has an example, in the fact that the outranged Europeans still failed to adopt the Turkish bow = El tiene un ejemplo en el hecho de que los europeos en tierras lejanas seguían sin adoptar el saludo turco.more:
» take + a bow = hacer una reverencia, mostrar agradecimiento, felicitar, agradecer.
Example: Thank you so much for teaching me, take a bow, I worked out the first part by ear but I couldnt work out the rest.bow3 = proa, amura.
Example: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.more:
» warning shot across the bows = disparo de advertencia.
Example: The proposal fires a warning shot across the bows of auto manufacturers in Europe and across the world.bow4 = hacer una reverencia con la cabeza, inclinarse, agachar.
Example: In this position obeisance, the slave kneels and sits upon their heels with their back and shoulders straight and head bowed.more:
» bow and scrape = comportarse servilmente, hacerle la pelota a, hacerle la pelotilla a, lamerle el culo a, besarle el culo a.
Example: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.» bow down = inclinarse en reverencia, doblegarse, prosternarse.
Example: They, bowing down, honored them in their absence by making statues of them and worshipping one for the other.» bow down before = doblegarse a, someterse a.
Example: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.» bow out = retirarse.
Example: The article 'New York packs 'em in; Martinez bows out' describes the ALA Annual Conference in New York noting the high attendance figures the unexpected decision of the chief executive of the ALA, Elizabeth Martinez, to resign.» bow + Posesivo + head = inclinar la cabeza, hacer reverencia con la cabeza.
Example: Bowing their heads, they contritely accepted the chastisement.» bow to = doblegarse a, someterse a, ceder ante.
Example: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.» bow to + a demand = ceder a una demanda.
Example: This project investigated the dichotomy confronting the public librarians whether to provide quality literature or to bow to the demand of the public library user for light/popular/bestselling fiction.» bow to + pressure = ceder a/ante la presión.
Example: This is the second time recently that NBC has bowed to pressure and censored one of its late-night comedy shows.