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1 subservient
adjective1) (merely instrumental) dienendbe subservient to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache dienen
2) (subordinate) untergeordnet (to Dat.)3) (obsequious) unterwürfig; servil (abwertend)* * *sub·ser·vi·ent[səbˈsɜ:viənt, AM -ˈsɜ:rv-]▪ to be \subservient to sth/sb etw/jdm dienen2. (serving as means)the cable is \subservient to the transmission of electrical energy das Kabel dient der Leitung von Elektrizität* * *[səb'sɜːvɪənt]adj (pej)unterwürfig (to gegenüber); (form) unterworfen ( to +dat)* * *subservient adj (adv subserviently)1. dienstbar, untergeordnet ( beide:to dat)2. unterwürfig (to gegenüber)3. dienlich, förderlich ( beide:to dat)* * *adjective1) (merely instrumental) dienendbe subservient to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache dienen
2) (subordinate) untergeordnet (to Dat.)3) (obsequious) unterwürfig; servil (abwertend)* * *adj.dienstbar adj.
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