Information du mot kowtow (anglais → espéranto: humiligi sin)

Synonyme: abase oneself

Parti du discoursverbe
Prononciation/kaʊ̯ˈtaʊ̯/
Césurekow·tow
Alphabet de Shaw𐑒𐑬𐑑𐑬

Conjugaison

Indicatif
PrésentPassé
(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
Subjonctif
PrésentPassé
(I) kowtow (I) kowtowed
(thou) kowtow(thou) kowtowed
(he) kowtow(he) kowtowed
(we) kowtow(we) kowtowed
(you) kowtow(you) kowtowed
(they) kowtow(they) kowtowed
Impératif
kowtow
Participes
Participe présentParticipe passé
kowtowingkowtowed

Exemples d’usage

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.

Traductions

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