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puppet-like

UK
/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/
US
/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/

Traduzioni

puppet-likeadjective
UK
/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/
US
/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/
Compound adjective; can be used attributively and predicatively.
marionnettiqueSe dit d’une personne ou d’un comportement contrôlé par autrui, ou d’un mouvement mécanique et saccadé.
The politician’s puppet-like behavior made many voters lose trust in him.
Le comportement marionnettique du politicien a fait perdre confiance à de nombreux électeurs.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
de marionnetteFormulation descriptive, fréquente dans un contexte concret ou imagé.
Sinonimi
marionette-like
puppetish
puppetlike
doll-like
automaton-like
mannequin-like
mechanical
wooden
lifeless
stiff
string-pulled
controlled
manipulated
Contrari
autonomous
independent
self-directed
self-reliant
self-governing
free-willed
assertive
uncontrolled

Definizioni

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.
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