What does révérence in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word révérence in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use révérence in French.
The word révérence in French means bow, respect, deference, curtsy, bow out, take your leave, bow out, depart this world, say goodbye to, pay one's respects to , pay tribute to. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word révérence
bownom féminin (marque de déférence) (bend forward from waist) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il fallait faire une révérence au roi. A bow had to be performed to the king. |
respect, deferencenom féminin (déférence, respect) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il faut traiter nos anciens avec révérence. We must treat our elders with respect. |
curtsylocution verbale (saluer en se courbant) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
bow outlocution verbale (figuré (laisser tomber) (figurative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. He retired from acting, bowing out with a superb performance. |
take your leavelocution verbale (s'en aller) (formal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
bow outlocution verbale (prendre sa retraite) (figurative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") |
depart this worldlocution verbale (mourir) (formal: die) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
say goodbye to(renoncer à [qch]) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
pay one's respects to , pay tribute to(vieilli (rendre hommage à) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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