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bootlicking

/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ɪŋ/

/ˈbut.lɪk.ɪŋ/

Translations

bootlickingnoun

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.

Additional translations

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

Synonyms

bootlickingadjective

more bootlicking

Comp.

most bootlicking

Super.

/ˈbuːtˌlɪkɪŋ/

/ˈbutˌlɪkɪŋ/

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.

Additional translations

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

flagorneurRegistre soutenu ; insiste sur la flatterie intéressée.

Synonyms

bootlickverb

bootlicking

Gerund

bootlicked

Past Simple

bootlicked

Past Participle

bootlicking

Gerund

/ˈbuːt.lɪk/

/ˈbut.lɪk/

flagornerPéjoratif.

He was always bootlicking the manager to get a promotion.

Il flagornait toujours le directeur pour obtenir une promotion.

Additional translations

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

Synonyms

Definitions

bootlickingnoun

Excessive flattery or sycophancy towards someone in authority.

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

bootlickingadjective

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.

bootlickverb

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.