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lackey

/ˈlæki/

lackeynoun

lackeys

/ˈlæki/

Traduzioni

laquaisSens péjoratif : domestique servile, surtout dans un contexte historique ou social.

The wealthy family employed a lackey to attend to their guests during the dinner party.

La famille riche employait un laquais pour s’occuper de ses invités pendant le dîner.

laquaisSens péjoratif : personne servilement soumise à un autre ou à un groupe.

He was often criticized for being nothing more than a lackey to the powerful politicians.

On le critiquait souvent pour n’être rien de plus qu’un laquais des politiciens puissants.

Definizioni

A servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.

The wealthy family employed a lackey to attend to their guests during the dinner party.

A person who is obsequiously willing to obey or serve another person or group of people.

He was often criticized for being nothing more than a lackey to the powerful politicians.

Sinonimi

lackeyverb

lackeyed

Past Simple

lackeyed

Past Participle

lackeying

Gerund

/ˈlæki/

Traduzioni

lécher les bottesFamilier : se conduire avec servilité, faire du lèche-bottes.

Stop lackeying around the manager—respect yourself.

Arrête de lécher les bottes du manager — respecte-toi.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

servir servilementPlus littéral et soutenu.

Definizioni

To behave in a servile or obsequious way; to toady.

Stop lackeying around the manager—respect yourself.

To serve (someone) in a slavishly obedient manner.

He spent his early career lackeying powerful lobbyists on Capitol Hill.

Sinonimi

obsequiously serve