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And on noticing that Pierre in his flurry forgot to take his hat from the pier table, he himself discreetly fetched it and handed it to the young priest with a silent bow.
Et, comme il constata que Pierre, éperdu dans son étourdissement, passait en oubliant son chapeau sur la console où il l’avait laissé, il prit discrètement ce chapeau, le lui tendit, avec une muette révérence.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
' I thank your excellency a thousand times,' said Merle, with a low bow.
--Je remercie mille fois Son Excellence», dit Merle en s'inclinant.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Upon string release, the bow arm moves towards the back of the archer after the release.
A la libération de la corde, le bras d'arc bouge vers le dos de l'archer après la décoche.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
However, I must really tell you, because I don't know bow to lie and besides, after all, it's my duty .
« Cependant, il faut que je vous dise, parce que, moi, je ne sais pas mentir, et qu’après tout, c’est mon devoir...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Implement at the raising of the bow and the beginning of your draw while watching at a blank butt.
Exécutez la mise en direction de l'arc et l'amorce de l'allonge en regardant un ballot sans cible.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
My friend, you do not know what insult women of the world, like my mother, can put into a patronizing glance, what degradation into a word, what contempt into a bow."
Mon ami, vous ne savez pas ce qu’une femme comme ma mère sait mettre d’impertinence dans un regard protecteur, d’abaissement dans une parole, de mépris dans un salut.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
The bow presses on your relaxed hand and wrist.
L'arc s'appuie sur une main et un poignet détendus.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
The chamberlain thanked them for the compliment with a bow, and began to turn the handle with professional vigour.
Le chambellan remercia d'un salut aimable, et tourna, avec une ampleur vraiment magistrale.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Weight of compound bows shall be determined at their "break over" point, or position of normally drawn bow at which the bows maximum poundage is achieved;
Le poids d'un arc à poulies sera déterminé à son point maximal ou position de tir normale à laquelle le taux maximum de l'arc est atteint.
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
' Ah! there's the fair Clorinde! ' said M. La Rouquette, who had risen to bow at random.
«Tiens! la belle Clorinde!» murmura M. La Rouquette, qui se leva pour saluer à tout hasard.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Beside it were a bow and several arrows.
Près de cette peau se trouvait un arc et plusieurs flèches: celles-ci étaient rouges jusqu'à l'encoche.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
If an archer could not do it, this bow is too heavy for him/her.
Si l'archer n'est pas en mesure de le faire, alors la tension est trop élevée pour lui.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
"Well, do you know, I've been wondering how it was I couldn't get on with these," answers bow, quite brightening up, and most willingly assisting in the exchange.
Telle était l’unique cause de tous leurs ennuis. L’« Avant » approuve, rasséréné : « Mais oui ! Je me disais bien aussi que je ne savais pas me servir de ceux-ci.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
The Indian, at the same time, dropped his bow, and, bringing his lance to the charge, spurred on to meet me.
Au même moment, l'Indien laissant là son arc, se disposa à me charger encore avec sa lance, et se précipita à ma rencontre.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
"A white bow, by gosh!" echoed Garey.
– Un arc blanc, de par le diable! répéta Garey.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

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Collocations

bow of a saddle
arçon
bow scale
peson
bow sling
dragonne
compound bow
arc à poulies
kneeling bow
salut à genoux
lower the bow
baisser l'arc
raise the bow
lever l'arc
standing bow
salut
straight bow
arc droit

Word forms

bow

noun
SingularPlural
Common casebowbows
Possessive casebow'sbows'

bow

verb
Basic forms
Pastbowed
Imperativebow
Present Participle (Participle I)bowing
Past Participle (Participle II)bowed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I bowwe bow
you bowyou bow
he/she/it bowsthey bow
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am bowingwe are bowing
you are bowingyou are bowing
he/she/it is bowingthey are bowing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have bowedwe have bowed
you have bowedyou have bowed
he/she/it has bowedthey have bowed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been bowingwe have been bowing
you have been bowingyou have been bowing
he/she/it has been bowingthey have been bowing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I bowedwe bowed
you bowedyou bowed
he/she/it bowedthey bowed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was bowingwe were bowing
you were bowingyou were bowing
he/she/it was bowingthey were bowing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had bowedwe had bowed
you had bowedyou had bowed
he/she/it had bowedthey had bowed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been bowingwe had been bowing
you had been bowingyou had been bowing
he/she/it had been bowingthey had been bowing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will bowwe shall/will bow
you will bowyou will bow
he/she/it will bowthey will bow
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be bowingwe shall/will be bowing
you will be bowingyou will be bowing
he/she/it will be bowingthey will be bowing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have bowedwe shall/will have bowed
you will have bowedyou will have bowed
he/she/it will have bowedthey will have bowed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been bowingwe shall/will have been bowing
you will have been bowingyou will have been bowing
he/she/it will have been bowingthey will have been bowing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would bowwe should/would bow
you would bowyou would bow
he/she/it would bowthey would bow
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be bowingwe should/would be bowing
you would be bowingyou would be bowing
he/she/it would be bowingthey would be bowing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have bowedwe should/would have bowed
you would have bowedyou would have bowed
he/she/it would have bowedthey would have bowed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been bowingwe should/would have been bowing
you would have been bowingyou would have been bowing
he/she/it would have been bowingthey would have been bowing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am bowedwe are bowed
you are bowedyou are bowed
he/she/it is bowedthey are bowed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being bowedwe are being bowed
you are being bowedyou are being bowed
he/she/it is being bowedthey are being bowed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been bowedwe have been bowed
you have been bowedyou have been bowed
he/she/it has been bowedthey have been bowed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was bowedwe were bowed
you were bowedyou were bowed
he/she/it was bowedthey were bowed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being bowedwe were being bowed
you were being bowedyou were being bowed
he/she/it was being bowedthey were being bowed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been bowedwe had been bowed
you had been bowedyou had been bowed
he/she/it had been bowedthey had been bowed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be bowedwe shall/will be bowed
you will be bowedyou will be bowed
he/she/it will be bowedthey will be bowed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been bowedwe shall/will have been bowed
you will have been bowedyou will have been bowed
he/she/it will have been bowedthey will have been bowed