bow

hacer una reverencia

Inclinar la cabeza o el torso hacia delante para mostrar respeto o agradecer al público.

En inglés sencillo: To bend your head or upper body forward to show respect or thank an audience.

• He bowed politely.
• The dancers bowed after their final performance.
• Should we bow when we meet the king?

Cómo se usa: bow to someone (The actor bowed to the audience.); bow before someone (The visitors bowed before the queen.)

Expresiones frecuentes: bow to someone, bow before someone, bow politely

ceder, someterse

Dejar de resistirse y aceptar lo que alguien exige.

En inglés sencillo: To stop resisting and accept what someone demands.

• We will not bow to threats.
• The council bowed to demands for a new crossing.
• Why did they bow to pressure so quickly?

Cómo se usa: bow to something (The company bowed to public pressure.)

Sinónimos: give in, yield, submit

Antónimos: resist

Expresiones frecuentes: bow to pressure, bow to demands, bow to threats

curvarse, doblarse

Adquirir una forma curva, a menudo por el peso de algo que presiona.

En inglés sencillo: To become curved, often because something heavy presses on it.

• The old shelf began to bow.
• The wooden door bowed in the damp air.
• Will these thin boards bow under pressure?

Cómo se usa: bow under something (The boards bowed under the weight of the boxes.)

Sinónimos: bend, curve

Antónimos: straighten

Expresiones frecuentes: bow under weight, bow outward, bow inwards

curvar, doblar

Dar forma curva a algo doblándolo.

En inglés sencillo: To make something curved by bending it.

• He bowed the thin strip of wood.
• The force bowed the metal frame outward.
• She bowed her head over the letter.

Cómo se usa: bow something (The strong wind bowed the young trees.)

Sinónimos: bend, curve

Antónimos: straighten

Expresiones frecuentes: bow the wood, bow something outward, bow your head

acatar, deferir

Aceptar la opinión o decisión de otra persona porque se considera que sabe más.

En inglés sencillo: To accept another person's opinion or decision because you believe they know better.

• I bow to your greater experience.
• She bowed to the doctor's judgment.
• We should bow to their expertise on this issue.

Cómo se usa: bow to someone's judgment (On this question, I bow to your judgment.)

Sinónimos: defer

Expresiones frecuentes: bow to someone, bow to experience, bow to expertise

tocar con arco

Tocar un instrumento de cuerda deslizando sobre sus cuerdas una varilla con crines tensadas.

En inglés sencillo: To play a stringed instrument by moving a stick with stretched hair across its strings.

• She bowed the violin softly.
• The players bowed their instruments together.
• This passage should be bowed rather than plucked.

Expresiones frecuentes: bow a violin, bow the strings, bow a note

lazo, moño

Nudo con dos lazadas, usado a menudo para atar zapatos o decorar regalos.

En inglés sencillo: A knot with two loops, often used to tie shoes or decorate gifts.

• She tied the ribbon in a bow.
• The gift had a red bow on top.
• Can you tie your shoelaces in bows?

Expresiones frecuentes: tie a bow, ribbon bow, bow tie

arco

Arma curva con una cuerda tensa que sirve para lanzar flechas.

En inglés sencillo: A curved weapon with a tight string, used to shoot arrows.

• He shot an arrow from his bow.
• She learned to use a bow at camp.
• The hunters carried wooden bows.

Expresiones frecuentes: bow and arrow, draw a bow, hunting bow