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bootlick

/ˈbuːt.lɪk/

/ˈbut.lɪk/

bootlicknoun

bootlicks

/ˈbuːt.lɪk/

/ˈbut.lɪk/

Traduzioni

flagorneurPéjoratif.

The manager was known as a bootlick, always agreeing with the CEO's every word.

Le directeur était connu comme un flagorneur, acquiesçant toujours à chacun des mots du PDG.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

fayotFamilier et péjoratif.

Definizioni

A person who behaves in an obsequious or sycophantic manner to gain favor or advantage.

The manager was known as a bootlick, always agreeing with the CEO's every word.

Sinonimi

bootlickverb

bootlicked

Past Simple

bootlicked

Past Participle

bootlicking

Gerund

/ˈbuːt.lɪk/

/ˈbut.lɪk/

Traduzioni

flagornerPéjoratif.

He was always bootlicking the manager to get a promotion.

Il flagornait toujours le directeur pour obtenir une promotion.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

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

Definizioni

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.

Sinonimi