Meanings (ES + gloss)
doblar
To bend or curve, particularly downward.
How long wil ye imagine mischiefe against a man? ye shall be slaine all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
arquearse • curvar
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend or incline, figuratively; to humble or subdue.
Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.
not to bow and bias their opinions
Phrases
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agobiarse • arquearse • debruzar • debruzarse • enarcarse • inclinarse • prosternarse
To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he…
The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the room. She had lovely green hair and green eyes, and she bowed…
Phrases