genuflection

In the Western world at least, genuflection is being used less and less.
Dans le monde occidental au moins, la génuflexion est de moins en moins en usage.
What started with Brandt's historic genuflection in that self-same Warsaw has now been completed in Copenhagen.
Le processus déclenché lorsque M. Brandt a posé le genou en terre dans cette même ville de Varsovie s'est achevé à Copenhague.
Of course it makes the ritual genuflection to climate change hysteria, despite the increasing doubts over the supposed link between CO2 and climate.
Bien sûr, il sacrifie à l'évocation rituelle de l'hystérie générée par le changement climatique, cela malgré les doutes croissants à propos du lien supposé entre le CO2 et le climat.
Unfortunately, we did not succeed in amending the genuflection, which the Commission has already made with the clear banning of animal testing on great apes.
Malheureusement, nous ne sommes pas parvenus à modifier la position de soumission déjà adoptée par la Commission et à imposer une interdiction catégorique des tests sur les grands singes.
The priest made a genuflection before approaching to give Communion.
Le prêtre fit une génuflexion avant de s'approcher pour distribuer la communion.
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