curtsey (redirected from Courtsey)

curt·sy or curt·sey  (kûrts)

n. pl. curt·sies or curt·seys

A gesture of respect or reverence made chiefly by women by bending the knees with one foot forward and lowering the body.

intr.v. curt·sied or curt·seyed, curt·sy·ing or curt·sey·ing, curt·sies or curt·seys

To make a curtsy.

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[Variant of courtesy.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	curtsey - bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women curtsy reverence - an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) motion, gesture - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Verb	1.	curtsey - bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting curtsy bow - bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"

Translations

curtsey curtsy [ˈkɜːtsɪ]

A. N → reverencia f
to drop or make a curts(e)y → hacer una reverencia

B. VI → hacer una reverencia (to a)

curtsey, (US) curtsy

n → Knicks m; (to royalty) → Hofknicks m; to drop a curts(e)y → einen Knicks/Hofknicks machen

vi → knicksen (→ to vor +dat)