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bow

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'bow': /ˈbəʊ/; 'Bow': /bəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/baʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'bow': (bou for 1,3; bō for 2); 'Bow': (bō)

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Huvudsakliga översättningar
Engelska	Svenska
bow⇒ vi	(nod, lean forward in greeting)	buga vitr
(ålderdomlig hälsningsgest)	bocka vitr
buga och bocka v uttr
Instead of shaking hands, people in some Asian cultures prefer to bow.
Istället för att skaka händer, så föredrar folk i en del asiatiska kulturer att buga.
bow to [sb] vi + prep	(gesture respectfully)	buga sig för ngn vbal uttr
bocka för ngn vtr + prep
"Your majesty," said the man as he bowed to the Queen.
"Ers majestät," sa mannen när han bugade sig för drottningen.
bow to [sth] vi + prep	figurative (yield)	ge efter för ngt vbal uttr
(bildligt)	böja sig för ngt vbal uttr
The director bowed to the parents' demands and retracted his new policy.
Styresmannen böjde sig för föräldrarnas krav och ändrade sin nya policy.
bow n	(greeting: inclined head, body)	bugning s
(ålderdomlig hälsningsgest)	bockning s
The courtiers' bows showed deference to the king.
Hovmännens bugning visade hänsyn till kungen.
bow n	(weapon: fires arrows)	pilbåge, båge s
A hunter's bow is often made of flexible wood.
En jägares pilbåge (or: båge) är ofta gjord av böjbart trä.
bow n	(curve, bend)	krökning, böjning s
båge, böj, krök s
rundning s
This branch has a very pronounced bow to it.
Den här grenen har en väldigt uttalad krökning (or: böjning).
bow n	(rod for a stringed instrument) (musik)	stråke s
The violinist takes good care of her bow.
Violinisten tar väl hand om sin stråke.
bow n	(decorative ribbon)	rosett s
(klädesplagg)	fluga s
After they wrapped the present, they put a bow on it.
Efter att de hade slagit in presenten, så satte de en rosett på den.

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Ytterligare översättningar
Engelska	Svenska
bow n	(front of a ship) (fartyg)	för s
(flygplan, utanpå)	nos s
(flygplan, inuti)	cockpit s
The passengers gathered in the bow of the ship.
bow n	(bowman: [sb] who rows at bow of boat)	bogman, bowman s
The bow communicates to the rest of the crew using hand signals.
bow⇒ vi	(curve downwards)	böja sig, bocka sig vitr
The tree branch bowed under the weight of the snow.
bow your head vtr	(lower: your head)	böja vtr
The parishioners bowed their heads in prayer.
bow [sb]⇒ vtr	(force to submit)	kuva vtr
The dictator bowed the people to his will.
bow [sb] vtr	usually passive (cause to stoop)	böja, kröka vtr
He walks with a stoop, bowed by age.

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Partikelverb
Engelska	Svenska
bow down vi phrasal	(bend, kneel in respect) (böja kroppen)	buga vitr
(böja kroppen)	buga sig vitr + refl
(ställa sig på knä)	knäböja vitr
She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god.
bow down before [sb] vi phrasal + prep	literal (bow in deference to) (böja kroppen)	buga för ngn vitr + prep
(ställa sig på knä)	knäböja för vitr + prep
It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan.
bow down before [sb] vi phrasal + prep	figurative (show deference to) (bildlig)	buga för ngn vitr + prep
He is so arrogant that he thinks everyone should bow down before him.
bow out vi phrasal	figurative, informal (withdraw)	dra sig ur vbal uttr
(bildlig)	dra sig tillbaka vbal uttr
lämna ngt vtr
sluta med ngt vtr + prep
Williams had to bow out of the race after suffering a leg injury.

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Sammansatta former:
Engelska	Svenska
bow and arrow n	(archery: weapon)	pil och båge uttr
(specifikt om ett vapen)	pilbåge s
Anmärkning: Used with a singular verb when referring to a system of weaponry, but with a plural verb when indicating the articles themselves.
The crossbow replaced the bow and arrow as a weapon.
bow tie n	(bow-shaped necktie)	fluga s
Alan was wearing a bow tie.
bow-tie n as adj	(dinner, etc.: formal)	där fluga ska bäras uttr
(klädkod, ungefärlig motsvarighet)	smoking- adj
Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the term is used as an adjective.
He's been invited to a bow-tie dinner.
bowlegged (US), bow-legged (UK) adj	(bandy, with legs bending outwards)	hjulbent adj
Look at the way that woman walks; she's bowlegged.
Children are naturally bow-legged until the age of three.
bowlegged (US), bow-legged (UK) adv	(with legs bending outwards)	hjulbent adv
The cowboys in old movies always walk bowlegged.
bowwow (US), bow-wow (UK) n	infantile (dog, doggy) (barnspråk)	vovve s
(neutral)	hund s
bowwow (US), bow-wow (UK) n	(dog's bark) (barnspråk)	vovvov, vov vov s
voff s
dickey, dickey bow, dicky bow n	UK (bow tie)	fluga s
take a bow v expr	(bow for applause)	buga vitr
buga sig vitr + refl
At the end of a play it's customary for the actors to take a bow at the front of the stage.

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