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kowtows

/ˈkaʊtaʊz/

Meanings
noun

Reverencia

The act of kowtowing.

Examples :

"The manager demanded constant kowtows from his employees, expecting them to agree with everything he said. "
El gerente exigía constantes reverencias de sus empleados, esperando que estuvieran de acuerdo con todo lo que decía.
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Related Words

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

De, desde

"I got a letter from my brother."

Recibí una carta de mi hermano.

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

Constante, invariable

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

El ruido constante de la obra dificultaba que me concentrara en mis deberes.

Illustration employees

employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

Empleados, trabajadores

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

Una forma de animar a sus empleados a trabajar más duro es dándoles incentivos.

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Con, junto con

"Do you want to come with?"

¿Quieres venir con nosotros?

Illustration kowtowing

kowtowing verb

/ˈkaʊˌtaʊɪŋ/

Aproximarse, ser sumiso

"The employee was kowtowing to his boss, agreeing with every idea even when it was clearly wrong. "

El empleado se estaba aproximando a su jefe, estando de acuerdo con cada idea incluso cuando estaba claramente equivocada.

Illustration manager

manager noun

/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒɚ/

Gerente, director

"The school's new manager is responsible for organizing the sports teams. "

El nuevo gerente de la escuela es responsable de organizar los equipos deportivos.

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

Todo

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Revisé la lista de nuevo y todo está hecho.

Illustration said

said adjective

/sɛd/

Mencionado, antedicho

"The said party has denied the charges."

La parte mencionada ha negado los cargos.

Illustration them

them pronoun

/ðʌm/

Ellos, ellas

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

Los niños pidieron ayuda a su maestra con esos problemas de matemáticas; ella se los explicó.

Illustration demanded

demanded verb

/dɪˈmɑːndɪd/ /dɪˈmændɪd/

Exigió, demandó

"I demand to see the manager."

Exijo ver al gerente.

Illustration expecting

expecting verb

/ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ/

Esperar, prever

"He never expected to be discovered."

Nunca esperó ser descubierto.

Illustration agree

agree verb

/əˈɡɹi/

Estar de acuerdo, convenir

"all parties agree in the expediency of the law."

Todas las partes están de acuerdo con la conveniencia de la ley.