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Branches

A firm branch of a tree.

Examples :

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

Quand la branche casse, le berceau tombera.

nature plant part

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Potence, gibet

Examples :

"The historical record states that several men were hanged at the bows near the town square in 1788. "

Les archives historiques indiquent que plusieurs hommes ont été pendus à la potence près de la place de la ville en 1788.

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Arc

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 carried two bows, one for deer and one for smaller animals. "

Le chasseur portait deux arcs, un pour les cerfs et un pour les petits animaux.

weapon military sport

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Courbure, arc

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

Examples :

"The map showed several sharp bows in the river as it wound through the valley. "

La carte montrait plusieurs courbures prononcées de la rivière alors qu'elle serpentait dans la vallée.

nature geography structure

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Archet

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

Examples :

"The musician carefully tightened the horsehair on his bows before the string quartet began their performance. "

Le musicien a soigneusement tendu les crins de son archet avant que le quatuor à cordes ne commence sa performance.

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Arc, archet

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

Examples :

"At the children's museum, there was a display of early instruments, including several simple bows with instructions on how to pluck the string to make a sound. "

Au musée des enfants, il y avait une exposition d'instruments anciens, dont plusieurs arcs simples avec des instructions sur la façon de pincer la corde pour produire un son.

music entertainment

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Nœud, nœud papillon

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 :

"She tied bright pink bows on all the birthday presents. "

Elle a noué des nœuds roses vifs sur tous les cadeaux d'anniversaire.

appearance style material item

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Arcs, courbures

Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.

Examples :

"After the rain, my daughter pointed at the sky and exclaimed, "Look, Mommy, two beautiful bows!" "

Après la pluie, ma fille a pointé le ciel et s'est exclamée : « Regarde, maman, deux magnifiques arcs ! »

nature appearance

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Joug

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

Examples :

"The farmer carefully adjusted the bows on the oxen's necks before hitching them to the plow. "

L'agriculteur ajusta soigneusement le joug sur le cou des bœufs avant de les atteler à la charrue.

agriculture animal utensil

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Branches

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

Examples :

"My daughter broke the bows of her glasses while playing, so now she needs a new pair. "

Ma fille a cassé les branches de ses lunettes en jouant, elle a donc besoin d'une nouvelle paire.

appearance body part wear

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Arcs

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 hatter carefully used his bows to arrange the rabbit fur for the hat. "

Le chapelier utilisait soigneusement ses arcs pour arranger le poil de lapin pour le chapeau.

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Un type grossier de quadrant autrefois utilisé pour mesurer la hauteur du soleil en mer

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

Examples :

"Before GPS, sailors relied on instruments like bows and sextants to navigate using the sun. "

Avant le GPS, les marins se fiaient à des instruments comme des quadrants et des sextants pour naviguer en utilisant le soleil.

nautical technology astronomy device sailing technical history

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Arcçons

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

Examples :

"The saddler carefully shaped the bows before attaching them to the rest of the saddletree. "

Le sellier a soigneusement façonné les arcçons avant de les fixer au reste de la sellette.

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Paneton, panneton

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

Examples :

"She held the key by its bows and carefully inserted the bit into the lock. "

Elle tenait la clé par le panneton et inséra soigneusement le panneton dans la serrure.

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verb

Jouer de l'instrument à archet

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

Examples :

"The musician bowed his violin expertly."

Le musicien jouait de son violon avec expertise.

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S'incliner, se courber

To become bent or curved.

Examples :

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

L'étagère s'est courbée sous le poids des livres.

appearance action

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courber, plier

To make something bend or curve.

Examples :

"The strong wind bows the tall trees in the park. "

Le vent fort courbe les grands arbres dans le parc.

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Maîtriser, dominer, s'incliner

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

Examples :

"The teacher bowed to the students' requests, agreeing to extend the deadline for the project. "

Le professeur s'est incliné devant les demandes des élèves, acceptant de prolonger le délai du projet.

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Débuter, être présenté pour la première fois

Examples :

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

« Cosmopolis » de Cronenberg débute à Cannes cette semaine.

entertainment media culture

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Révérence, salut

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."

Il fit une révérence polie en entrant dans la pièce.

culture ritual tradition sign action style

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S'incliner, saluer

To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.

Examples :

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

Cette chanteuse s'incline toujours devant son public pour une raison quelconque.

culture ritual action society

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Débuter, faire ses débuts

Examples :

"The new singer bows on television tonight. "

Le nouveau chanteur fait ses débuts à la télévision ce soir.

entertainment stage

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S'incliner, s'abaisser

To defer (to something).

Examples :

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

Je m'incline devant votre jugement supérieur en la matière.

attitude action way

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Saluer, s'incliner

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

Examples :

"The dance instructor bows them towards center stage with a graceful nod. "

Le professeur de danse les salue en direction du centre de la scène d'un signe de tête gracieux.

direction action communication sign

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Proue

The front of a boat or ship.

Examples :

"The captain steered the boat carefully, keeping an eye on the shallows near the bows. "

Le capitaine a dirigé le bateau avec précaution, surveillant les bas-fonds près de la proue.

nautical vehicle sailing ocean part

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Barreur d'avant

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

Examples :

"The coach yelled at the bows for not keeping time with the stroke. "

L'entraîneur a crié aux barreurs d'avant de ne pas respecter le rythme de la rame.

nautical sport sailing position person