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bootlicking

/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ɪŋ/

/ˈbut.lɪk.ɪŋ/

bootlickingsubstantiv

Übersetzungen

flagornerieLangue soutenue ; flatterie servile envers une personne d’autorité.

His constant bootlicking of the manager made him unpopular among his colleagues.

Sa flagornerie constante envers le directeur le rendait impopulaire auprès de ses collègues.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

servilitéSens proche, met l’accent sur l’attitude soumise et complaisante.

Definitionen

Excessive flattery or sycophancy towards someone in authority.

His constant bootlicking of the manager made him unpopular among his colleagues.

Synonyme

bootlickingadjektiv

more bootlicking

Komp.

most bootlicking

Super.

/ˈbuːtˌlɪkɪŋ/

/ˈbutˌlɪkɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

obséquieuxLangue soutenue ; qui cherche à plaire avec une flatterie servile.

His bootlicking behavior towards the manager was obvious to everyone in the office.

Son comportement obséquieux envers le directeur était évident pour tout le monde au bureau.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

servileSens proche, plus centré sur la soumission et la complaisance.

flagorneurRegistre soutenu ; insiste sur la flatterie intéressée.

Definitionen

Excessively flattering or obsequious; showing a servile readiness to please or obey someone in authority.

His bootlicking behavior towards the manager was obvious to everyone in the office.

Synonyme

bootlickverb

bootlicking

Gerundium

bootlicked

Präteritum

bootlicked

Partizip Perfekt

bootlicking

Gerundium

/ˈbuːt.lɪk/

/ˈbut.lɪk/

Übersetzungen

flagornerPéjoratif.

He was always bootlicking the manager to get a promotion.

Il flagornait toujours le directeur pour obtenir une promotion.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

flaterS'emploie surtout dans un sens péjoratif quand la flatterie est servile.

Definitionen

To behave in an excessively obsequious or servile manner towards someone in authority.

He was always bootlicking the manager to get a promotion.

To ingratiate oneself with (a person in authority) through excessive flattery; to fawn on.

The consultants spent the entire dinner bootlicking the powerful senator.

Synonyme

bootlicksubstantiv

Definitionen

A person who behaves in an obsequious or sycophantic manner to gain favor or advantage.

The manager was known as a bootlick, always agreeing with the CEO's every word.