puppet-like

UK
/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/
US
/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/
puppet-likeприлагательное
UK
/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/
US
/ˈpʌpɪt laɪk/
Compound adjective; can be used attributively and predicatively.
Переводы
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.
Дополнительные переводы
дерганыйО движениях; разговорн., о резких, неестественных движениях.
Определения
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.