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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| bowed adj | (bent forward) | gebogen, voorovergebogen bn |
| | | gebukt bn |
| | Nathan left the room with his head bowed. |
| bowed adj | figurative (submissive, deferential) | ondergeschikt bn |
| | | onderdanig, gedwee bn |
| | | onderworpen bn |
| bowed down adj | figurative (weighed down, oppressed) | onderdrukt bn |
| | Jack was bowed down by troubles after he lost his job. |
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| bow⇒ vi | (nod, lean forward in greeting) | buigen ww |
| | Instead of shaking hands, people in some Asian cultures prefer to bow. |
| bow to [sth] vi + prep | figurative (yield) | inbinden, toegeven onoverg.ww |
| | The director bowed to the parents' demands and retracted his new policy. |
| bow n | (greeting: inclined head, body) | buiging nw de |
| | | knieval nw de |
| | The courtiers' bows showed deference to the king. |
| bow n | (flexible strip with string attached) | boog nw de |
| | A hunter's bow is often made of flexible wood. |
| bow n | (curve, bend) | buiging, kromming nw de |
| | This branch has a very pronounced bow to it. |
| bow n | (rod for a stringed instrument) | strijkstok nw de |
| | The violinist takes good care of her bow. |
| bow n | (decorative ribbon) | strik nw de |
| | After they wrapped the present, they put a bow on it. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| bow n | (front of a ship) (schepen) | boeg nw de |
| | (vliegtuig) | neus nw de |
| | The passengers gathered in the bow of the ship. |
| bow vi | (curve downwards) | buigen ww |
| | The tree branch bowed under the weight of the snow. |
| bow vtr | (head: lower in submission) (van hoofd) | buigen ww |
| | The parishioners bowed their heads in prayer. |
| bow vtr | (to make someone submit) | onderdrukken, onderwerpen over. ww |
| | | zijn wil opleggen aan over. ww |
| | The dictator bowed the people to his will. |
| bow vtr | (to cause to stoop) | buigen,krommen over. ww |
| | He walks with a stoop, bowed by age. |
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Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| boog nw de | (schiettuig) | bow n |
| strik nw de | (verbinding met lussen) | bow n |
| | | knot n |
| buiging maken onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (toegeven) (figurative) | bow vi |
| | (figurative) | bend vi |
| buigen overg. ww | (plooien) | bend vtr |
| | | bow vtr |
| buiging maken onoverg. uitdr. | letterlijk | bow vi |
| | | bend vi |
| | | curve vi |
| buigen onoverg. ww | (plooien) | bend vi |
| | | bow vi |
| strik nw de | (lus met schuifknoop) | bow n |
| buigen onoverg. ww | (opgeven) | give up vi phrasal |
| | | bow vi |
| | | bend vi |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| een buiging maken lidw+nw+ww | (buigen) | bow vi |
| | | bend vi |
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
bow | bowed |
| bow down vi phrasal | (bend or kneel as sign of respect) | neerbuigen, neerknielen onoverg.ww |
| | She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god. |
| bow out vi phrasal | figurative, informal (withdraw) (figuurlijk) | zich terugtrekken wk.ww |
| | De burgemeester trok zich terug na het verstrijken van de ambtstermijn. |
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