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bootlicking

UK
/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbut.lɪk.ɪŋ/
bootlickingnoun
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
servilitéSens proche, met l’accent sur l’attitude soumise et complaisante.
Definizioni
Excessive flattery or sycophancy towards someone in authority.
His constant bootlicking of the manager made him unpopular among his colleagues.
Sinonimi
ingratiation
servility
toadying
obsequiousness
fawning
flattery
sycophancy
bootlickingadjective
more bootlicking
Comp.
most bootlicking
Super.
UK
/ˈbuːtˌlɪkɪŋ/
US
/ˈbutˌlɪkɪŋ/
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
servileSens proche, plus centré sur la soumission et la complaisance.
flagorneurRegistre soutenu ; insiste sur la flatterie intéressée.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
toadying
servile
fawning
obsequious
sycophantic
subservient
flattering
bootlickverb

bootlicking

ing-form

bootlicked
Past Simple
bootlicked
Past Participle
bootlicking
ing-form
UK
/ˈbuːt.lɪk/
US
/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
flatter
fawn
sycophantize
grovel
ingratiate
bootlicknoun
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.
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