Kowtow - traduction, prononciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌkaʊˈtaʊ|  American pronunciation of the word kowtow
Brit.  |kaʊˈtaʊ|  British pronunciation of the word kowtow

noun

- une ancienne coutume chinoise de toucher le sol avec le front en signe de respect ou de soumissionEd (syn: kotow)

verb

- plier les genoux et s'incliner de manière servileEd (syn: genuflect, scrape)
- essayez de gagner la faveur en grinçant ou en flattantEd (syn: bootlick, fawn, kotow, suck up, toady, truckle)
He is always kowtowing to his boss

Matrix of words

verb

- se prosterner — prostrate oneself, kowtow, kotow
- faire des courbettes à qn — kotow, kowtow
- courber l'échine devant qn — kotow, kowtow
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