reverência

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noun

to bend at the waist as a respectful greeting or ritual

In the dojang, students bow to the flags, instructor, and training partners.

Examples

Os alunos fazem uma reverência às bandeiras no início da aula.
Students bow toward the flags at the start of class.
Faça sempre uma reverência ao parceiro antes e depois dos drills.
Always bow to your partner before and after drills.
Ele esqueceu a reverência e o instrutor o lembrou com suavidade.
He forgot to bow and the instructor reminded him gently.

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