curtsy

[US]/'kɜːtsɪ/
[UK]/'kɝtsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. bukke
n. en bukken
Word Forms
Past Tensecurtsied
Pluralcurtsies
Present Participlecurtsying
Past Participlecurtsied
Third Person Singularcurtsies

Phrases & Collocations

perform a curtsy

udføre en buk

Example Sentences

she bobbed a curtsy to him.

hun bukede for ham.

BOTTOM Give me your neaf, Mounsieur Mustardseed. Pray you, leave your curtsy, good mounsieur.

BOTTOM Giv mig din neaf, Mounsieur Mustardseed. Vær så venlig at forlade din bukke, gode monsieur.

She gave a graceful curtsy before the queen.

Hun lavede en elegant bukken foran dronningen.

The little girl practiced her curtsy in front of the mirror.

Den lille pige øvede sin bukken foran spejlet.

The ballerina ended her performance with a curtsy.

Ballerinaen afsluttede sin optræden med en bukken.

He greeted the guests with a polite curtsy.

Han hilste på gæsterne med en høflig bukken.

The princess curtsied to thank the audience for their applause.

Prinsessen bukkede for at takke publikum for deres klapsalver.

During the royal ceremony, all the attendees curtsied to the king.

Under den kongelige ceremoni bukkede alle deltagere for kongen.

The etiquette instructor taught the young ladies how to curtsy properly.

Etiketteinstruktøren lærte de unge kvinder, hvordan man bukker korrekt.

As a sign of respect, she curtsied to her elders.

Som et tegn på respekt bukede hun for sine ældre.

The actress curtsied at the end of her performance to thank the audience.

Skuespilleren bukkede i slutningen af sin optræden for at takke publikum.

In some cultures, a curtsy is a traditional gesture of respect and courtesy.

I nogle kulturer er en bukken en traditionel gestus for respekt og høflighed.

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