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servile

/ˈsɜːvaɪl/

/ˈsɜrvaɪl/

servileadjective

more servile

Comp.

most servile

Super.

/ˈsɜːvaɪl/

/ˈsɜrvaɪl/

Translations

obséquieuxSe dit d’une attitude ou d’une manière de plaire avec excès, souvent avec une nuance péjorative.

His servile attitude towards his boss made him unpopular among his colleagues.

Son attitude obséquieuse envers son patron le rendait impopulaire auprès de ses collègues.

servileEmploi courant pour l’idée de soumission, d’abaissement ou de dépendance servile.

The servile conditions in which the workers were kept were a violation of human rights.

Les conditions serviles dans lesquelles les ouvriers étaient maintenus constituaient une violation des droits humains.

Additional translations

servileGrammaire, terme vieilli.

Definitions

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

His servile attitude towards his boss made him unpopular among his colleagues.

Of or characteristic of a slave or slaves.

The servile conditions in which the workers were kept were a violation of human rights.

(Grammar, obsolete) Of a letter or element: added to a root or stem in inflection or derivation without affecting its meaning.

Some Latin prefixes were considered servile because they did not change the sense of the base word.

Synonyms

Antonyms

servilenoun

serviles

/ˈsɜː.vaɪl/

/ˈsɜr.vəl/

Technical grammatical term used in Semitic and classical linguistics.

Translations

servileLinguistique, terme ancien.

In Hebrew, the prefix "v-" meaning 'and' can function as a servile.

En hébreu, le préfixe « v- », qui signifie « et », peut fonctionner comme un servile.

esclaveSens historique ou littéraire.

The chronicles speak of the king and his nobles ruling over countless serviles.

Les chroniques parlent du roi et de ses nobles régnant sur d’innombrables esclaves.

Additional translations

serfSens historique, surtout dans un contexte féodal.

Definitions

In Semitic and classical grammar, a letter or element added to a root for inflection or derivation, typically without independent meaning.

In Hebrew, the prefix "v-" meaning 'and' can function as a servile.

An enslaved or deeply subservient person; a slave or serf (obsolete).

The chronicles speak of the king and his nobles ruling over countless serviles.

A slave or person held in servitude; one subjected to the will of another (rare, historical).

The conquering soldiers reduced many of the villagers to serviles.

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