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kowtowing

/ˈkaʊtaʊɪŋ/

kowtowingsubstantiv

kowtowings

Pl.

Übersetzungen

flagornerieSens figuré : attitude de flatterie servile et de déférence excessive.

His constant kowtowing to the boss made him unpopular among his colleagues.

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

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

servilitéRegistre soutenu ou critique.

courbettesEmploi figuré, surtout au pluriel pour insister sur les marques de soumission.

Definitionen

The act of showing excessive deference or servility, often by bowing or kneeling.

His constant kowtowing to the boss made him unpopular among his colleagues.

Synonyme

kowtowinggerundium / partizip präsens

/kaʊˈtaʊɪŋ/

Used adjectivally to describe someone or something that displays excessive deference.

Übersetzungen

obséquieuxPour une personne ou une attitude marquée par une déférence servile.

The kowtowing officials praised every decision without question.

Les fonctionnaires obséquieux approuvaient chaque décision sans jamais la remettre en question.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

servileNuance plus directe de soumission intéressée.

Definitionen

Showing, expressing, or characterized by obsequious deference or servility.

The kowtowing officials praised every decision without question.

Synonyme

kowtowverb

kowtowing

Gerundium

kowtowed

Präteritum

kowtowed

Partizip Perfekt

kowtowing

Gerundium

/ˈkaʊtaʊ/

Übersetzungen

se prosternerAu sens littéral; dans le contexte de la coutume chinoise.

The officials were expected to kowtow before the emperor during the ceremony.

Les officiels devaient se prosterner devant l’empereur pendant la cérémonie.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

faire des courbettesAu sens figuré; familier.

Definitionen

To act in an excessively subservient manner.

He refused to kowtow to the demands of the new manager.

To kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom.

The officials were expected to kowtow before the emperor during the ceremony.

Synonyme

kowtowsubstantiv

Definitionen

An act of deep respect shown by kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground.

The ambassador performed a kowtow before the emperor as a sign of respect.

An act of excessive subservience or obsequiousness.

His constant kowtow to the boss made him unpopular among his colleagues.