bow

1. To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.

   The musician bowed his violin expertly.

   streichen, sich biegen, sich verbiegen

   гну́тьсяgnútʹsja

2. (ergative)To bend or curve, particularly downward.

   The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.

   biegen, verbiegen, beugen

   гнутьgnutʹ

3. (figuratively, transitive)To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend or incline, figuratively; to humble or subdue.

4. (intransitive)To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.

   That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason.

   sich verbeugen, eine Verbeugung machen, sich verneigen

   поклони́тьсяpoklonítʹsja, кла́нятьсяklánjatʹsja

   кла́нятисяklánjatysja, поклони́тисяpoklonýtysja, вклони́тисяvklonýtysja

5. (intransitive, transitive)To debut.

6. (intransitive)To defer (to something).

   I bow to your better judgement in the matter.

7. (transitive)To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.

8. (intransitive)To give up or cease resisting.

   I'll never bow to that tyrant.

9. (auxiliary)About to

1. He bowed to me as he passed by.

   Проходячи повз, він кивнув мені. — uaspeaker

   ruПроходя мимо, он кивнул мне. — Mukaltin

   deEr verneigte sich im Vorübergehen vor mir. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. The girl made an awkward bow.

   deDas Mädchen machte eine ungeschickte Verbeugung. — raggione

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3. Stand up and take a bow.

   ruВстань и поклонись. — Balamax

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4. Do you ever wear a bow tie?

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5. I've forgotten how to tie a bow tie.

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• bow outзабрати, забиратиTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.
• bow upTo become overtaken by impatience, anger or frustration; to reach one's limit; to square up or assert oneself.
• bow inTo turn in, to enter.
• bow downTo bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.
• bow toTo subserviently adhere to (a tradition, etc.).