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/bəʊ/ /boʊ/ /baʊ/

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قوس

A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

Examples :

"The hunter carefully aimed the bow and released the arrow. "

صوب الصياد بعناية القوس وأطلق السهم.

weapon sport military

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قوس، انحناء

A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).

Examples :

"The river had a graceful bow in the middle of the park. "

كان للنهر قوس رشيق في منتصف الحديقة.

nature geography

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قوس الكمان

A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.

Examples :

"The violinist carefully tuned her bow before starting to practice. "

قامت عازفة الكمان بضبط قوس الكمان بعناية قبل البدء في التدرب.

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قوس، آلة وترية

A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.

Examples :

"My grandfather plays a beautiful bow in the evenings. "

يعزف جدي على قوس جميل في المساء.

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عقدة، فيونكة

A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.

Examples :

"The gift-wrapping instructions showed how to tie a bow around the present. "

أظهرت تعليمات تغليف الهدايا كيفية ربط عقدة حول الهدية.

appearance style wear item

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قوس، انحناء

Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.

Examples :

"The rainbow was a beautiful bow across the sky after the storm. "

كان قوس قزح قوسًا جميلاً عبر السماء بعد العاصفة.

nature appearance

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نير

The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully placed the thick wooden bow around the ox's neck before attaching it to the yoke. "

وضع المزارع بعناية النير الخشبي السميك حول عنق الثور قبل ربطه بالنير.

agriculture animal machine utensil

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ذراع النظارة

Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.

Examples :

"The glasses' bows were broken, so she couldn't wear them to school. "

كان ذراعي النظارة مكسورين، لذلك لم تتمكن من ارتدائها إلى المدرسة.

appearance body part wear

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قوس

Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.

Examples :

"The tailor used a specialized bow to shape the fur for the new winter hats. "

استخدم الخياط قوسًا متخصصًا لتشكيل الفرو للقبعات الشتوية الجديدة.

utensil machine

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ربع قديم

A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

Examples :

"The captain used the old bow to calculate the sun's height above the horizon. "

استخدم القبطان الربع القديم لحساب ارتفاع الشمس فوق الأفق.

nautical technology astronomy device science

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القوس

(saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully measured the bow of the saddletree before attaching the leather straps. "

قام النجار بقياس القوس الخاص بالسرج بعناية قبل ربط الأشرطة الجلدية.

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مقبض المفتاح

The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.

Examples :

"The key's bow is smooth and easy to turn. "

مقبض المفتاح أملس وسهل التدوير.

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يعزف على آلة وترية بالقوس

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

Examples :

"The musician bowed his violin expertly."

عزف الموسيقي على كمانه بالقوس ببراعة.

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ينحني، ينحني

To become bent or curved.

Examples :

"The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."

انحنى الرف تحت وزن الكتب.

action appearance

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ينحني، يقوس

To make something bend or curve.

Examples :

"The gardener carefully bowed the tall sunflower stems to keep them from breaking in the wind. "

قام البستاني بثني سيقان عباد الشمس الطويلة بعناية لمنعها من الانكسار في الريح.

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يسيطر، يهيمن، ينحني، يميل

To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

Examples :

"The teacher bowed her authority over the class when she spoke firmly about the upcoming test. "

مارست المعلمة سلطتها على الفصل عندما تحدثت بحزم عن الاختبار القادم.

attitude action

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عرض لأول مرة، افتتح

Examples :

"Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week."

يعرض فيلم "كوزموبوليس" لكورنبرج لأول مرة في كان هذا الأسبوع.

entertainment media culture

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انحناءة، تحية

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence

Examples :

"He made a polite bow as he entered the room."

أدى انحناءة مهذبة عندما دخل الغرفة.

culture ritual tradition sign action

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ينحني، ينحني احتراما

To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.

Examples :

"That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason."

تنحني تلك المغنية دائمًا لجمهورها لسبب ما.

culture ritual action tradition society

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ظهر لأول مرة، بدأ

Examples :

"The new student will bow to the school on Monday. "

سيظهر الطالب الجديد لأول مرة في المدرسة يوم الاثنين.

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ينحني، يخضع

To defer (to something).

Examples :

"I bow to your better judgement in the matter."

أنا أنحني لحكمك الأفضل في هذه المسألة.

attitude action

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أمر، وجه

To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.

Examples :

"The teacher bowed to the class, indicating it was time to start the lesson. "

انحنى المعلم للفصل، مشيراً إلى أنه حان وقت بدء الدرس.

action communication direction sign

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مقدمة القارب

The front of a boat or ship.

Examples :

"The captain steered the boat, keeping the bow pointed towards the harbor entrance. "

قاد القبطان القارب، وحافظ على مقدمة القارب موجهة نحو مدخل الميناء.

nautical part vehicle

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المجدّف الأمامي

The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.

Examples :

"The bow in the rowboat is responsible for steering the boat. "

المجدّف الأمامي في قارب التجديف مسؤول عن توجيه القارب.

nautical sport sailing position

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غصن

A firm branch of a tree.

Examples :

"When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall."

عندما ينكسر الغصن، سيسقط المهد.

nature plant part

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المشنقة

Examples :

"The prisoner was led to the bow, and the crowd gathered to witness the execution. "

اقتيد السجين إلى المشنقة، وتجمهر الحشد ليشهدوا الإعدام.