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1 subservient
tr[səb'sɜːvɪənt]1 (submissive) servil (to, a)2 formal use (subordinate) supeditado,-a (to, a)subservient [səb'sərviənt] adj: serviladj.• servil adj.• subordinado, -a adj.səb'sɜːrviəntadjective ( obsequious) servil[sǝb'sɜːvɪǝnt]ADJ1) [person] (=submissive) sumiso; pej (=servile) servil2) (=secondary) subordinado (to a)* * *[səb'sɜːrviənt]adjective ( obsequious) servil -
2 subservient
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3 subservient person
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4 kowtow
tr[kaʊ'taʊ]1 humillarse (to, ante), rebajarse (to, ante)kowtow [.kɑʊ'tɑʊ, 'kɑʊ.tɑʊ] vito kowtow to : humillarse ante, doblegarse antev.• humillarse v.'kaʊ'taʊto kowtow TO somebody — doblar la cerviz or doblegarse* ante alguien
['kaʊ'taʊ]VI (=bow) saludar humildemente (=be subservient)to kowtow to sb — bajar la cabeza or doblegarse ante algn
* * *['kaʊ'taʊ]to kowtow TO somebody — doblar la cerviz or doblegarse* ante alguien
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5 servil
servil adjetivo
servil adjetivo servile ' servil' also found in these entries: English: obsequious - servile - slavish - subservient - sycophantic
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