genuflect

Why we genuflect before it?
Pourquoi on se prosterne devant ?
Madrid has been compelled, or has deemed it necessary, to genuflect before the International Monetary Fund which has saddled it with a harsh austerity plan.
Madrid a été contraint, ou a cru l’être, de passer sous les fourches caudines du Fonds monétaire international qui lui a imposé un sévère plan d’austérité.
Similarly, it is unthinkable for them to force Russia to genuflect, which has just been excluded from the G8 because of its engagement in Syria and Crimea.
De même, il est impensable de faire plier le genou de la Russie, qui vient d’être d’ailleurs exclue du G8 en raison de son engagement en Syrie et en Crimée.
The people in this country genuflect to those with power and wealth.
Les gens dans ce pays se soumettent à ceux qui détiennent le pouvoir et la richesse.
When the king approaches you, you shake hands with him and bow your head. - Don't I have to genuflect too?
Lorsque le roi s'approche de vous, vous lui serrez la main et inclinez la tête. – Je ne dois pas aussi faire une génuflexion ?
For family, I'm looking for recipes that genuflect to my own personal histories.
Pour la famille, je recherche des recettes qui respectent mon histoire personnelle.
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