Information über das Wort kowtow (Englisch → Esperanto: humiligi sin)

Synonym: abase oneself

WortartVerb
Aussprache/kaʊ̯ˈtaʊ̯/
Trennungkow·tow
Shaw‐Alphabet𐑒𐑬𐑑𐑬

Konjugation

Indikativ
PräsensPräterium
(I) kowtow(I) kowtowed
(thou) kowtowest(thou) kowtowedst
(he) kowtows, kowtoweth(he) kowtowed
(we) kowtow(we) kowtowed
(you) kowtow(you) kowtowed
(they) kowtow(they) kowtowed
Konjunktiv
PräsensPräterium
(I) kowtow (I) kowtowed
(thou) kowtow(thou) kowtowed
(he) kowtow(he) kowtowed
(we) kowtow(we) kowtowed
(you) kowtow(you) kowtowed
(they) kowtow(they) kowtowed
Imperativ
kowtow
Partizipien
PräsenspartizipPerfektpartizip
kowtowingkowtowed

Gebrauchsbeispiele

And while it does not seem probable that anytime soon, NATO will admit the Ukraine into its ranks, neither does NATO wish to kowtow to Russia and give the guarantee Russia demands—that NATO will not accept the Ukraine into the alliance.
But if American basketball fans believe the NBA is kowtowing to Chinese authorities in this dispute, that could damage the league’s reputation with fans and some American sponsors.
But such men don’t kowtow to Russian dictators.

Übersetzungen

Esperantohumiligi sin
Niederländischzich vernederen
Türkischalçalmak