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hanger-on

Translations

hanger-onnoun

hangers-on

parasitePersonne qui s’attache aux gens influents par intérêt ; péjoratif.

The celebrity's dressing room was crowded with hangers-on hoping for an invitation to the after-party.

Le loge de la célébrité était pleine de parasites qui espéraient être invités à l’after-party.

Additional translations

courtisanSens figuré, soutenu ; personne qui recherche les faveurs d’une personne influente.

hanger-onadjective

Attributive use of the noun, placed before another noun.

obséquieuxS’emploie pour qualifier une attitude servile et flatteuse ; emploi attributif.

Several hanger-on types tried to insinuate themselves into the conversation.

Plusieurs types obséquieux ont essayé de s’insinuer dans la conversation.

Additional translations

flagorneurPéjoratif ; met l’accent sur la flatterie intéressée.

hanger-onnoun

A person who persistently seeks the company or favor of important or influential people, especially for personal advantage; a sycophant.

The celebrity27s dressing room was crowded with hangers-on hoping for an invitation to the after-party.

hanger-onadjective

Attributive: relating to or characteristic of a hanger-on; sycophantic.

Several hanger-on types tried to insinuate themselves into the conversation.