curtsey

curt·sy

or curt·sey  (kûrt′sē)

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, curt·sy·ing, curt·sies or curt·seyed or curt·sey·ing or curt·seys

To make a curtsy.

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[Variant of courtesy.]

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curt•sy

(ˈkɜrt si)

n., pl. -sies, n.

1. a respectful bow made by women, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.

v.i.

2. to make a curtsy.

[1520–30; variant of courtesy]

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curtsey

Past participle: curtseyed
Gerund: curtseying

Imperative

curtsey

curtsey

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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"

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Translations

انحِناءة بِثَنْي الرُّكْبتينينْحَني

Knicksknicksen

révérence

hnébeyging kvenna, hneiginghneigja sig

reveransstaisīt reveransu

kniksknikseneieneiing

úklonukloniť sa

屈膝礼行屈膝礼

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)

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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)

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curtsy,

curtsey

(ˈkəːtsi) – plural ˈcurtsies – noun

a bow made by women by bending the knees. kniebuiging انحِناءة بِثَنْي الرُّكْبتين реверанс mesura poklona, úklona der Knicks nejen υπόκλισηreverencia niks, reveranss تعظیم زنانه niiaus révérenceקידה महिलाओं द्वारा घुटने मोड़ कर और शरीर को आगे झुका कर किया जाने वाला अभिनन्दन naklon meghajlás (nőké) menghormat hnébeyging kvenna, hneiging inchino, riverenza 女性のおじぎ (여성의) 절 인사 tūpsnis, kniksas, reveransas reveranss tunduk hormat revérenceneiing, kniks dyg زنانه تعظیم vénia reverenţă реверанс úklon poklon naklon nigning การถอนสายบัว reverans (西方女子的)屈膝禮 реверанс, присідання تسليمات sự nhún gối chào （西方女子的）屈膝礼

verb

to make a curtsy. She curtsied to the queen. kniebuig ينْحَني правя реверанс fazer uma mesura uklonit se knicksen neje υποκλίνομαιhacer una reverencia reveranssi tegema تعظیم کردن niiata faire une révérence לַקוּד महिलाओं द्वारा घुटने मोड़ कर और शरीर को आगे झुका कर किया गया अभिनन्दन nakloniti se meghajol memberi hormat hneigja sig (í hnjáliðum) fare un inchino おじぎする 절 인사를 하다 padaryti kniksą taisīt reveransu menunduk hormat een revérence maken neie, knikse dygnąć تعظیم کول، احترام کول fazer uma vénia a face o reverenţă делать реверанс ukloniť sa prikloniti se nakloniti se niga ถอนสายบัว reverans yapmak 行屈膝禮 присідати, робити реверанс تسليمات كهنا chào nhún gối 行屈膝礼

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