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puppet-like

/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/

Translations

puppet-likeadjective

/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/

Compound adjective; can be used attributively and predicatively.

марионеточныйО человеке, поведении или власти; книжн., с оттенком зависимости и отсутствия самостоятельности.

The politician’s puppet-like behavior made many voters lose trust in him.

Марионеточное поведение политика заставило многих избирателей потерять к нему доверие.

Additional translations

дерганыйО движениях; разговорн., о резких, неестественных движениях.

puppet-likeadjective

resembling a puppet, especially in being manipulated by someone else or lacking independent will

The politician’s puppet-like behavior made many voters lose trust in him.

moving or appearing stiff, jerky, or mechanically controlled like a puppet

She gave the doll a puppet-like movement as it crossed the stage.