bow down

se soumettre, céder

Accepter le pouvoir de quelqu'un sur soi ou reconnaître sa supériorité.

En anglais simple : To accept someone else’s power over you or admit that they are better than you.

• I will not bow down to him.
• The workers refused to bow down to pressure.
• Everyone bowed down to her superior skill.

Comment l'utiliser : bow down to someone/something (We will not bow down to their demands.)

Synonymes : submit, yield

Contraires : resist

Expressions courantes : bow down to someone, bow down to pressure

s’incliner, se prosterner

Baisser profondément la tête ou le corps pour montrer du respect.

En anglais simple : To bend your head or body low to show respect.

• They bowed down before the queen.
• He bows down during prayer.
• Please bow down as the king enters.

Comment l'utiliser : bow down before someone/something (They bowed down before the altar.); bow down to someone (The visitors bowed down to the king.)

Synonymes : bow

Expressions courantes : bow down low, bow down before someone