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1 obsequious
adjectiveunterwürfig (abwertend)* * *[əb'si:kwiəs]- academic.ru/89553/obsequiously">obsequiously- obsequiousness* * *ob·se·qui·ous[əbˈsi:kwi:əs]* * *[əb'siːkwɪəs]adjunterwürfig, servil (geh) (to(wards) gegen, gegenüber)* * *obsequious [əbˈsiːkwıəs; US auch ɑb-] adj (adv obsequiously) unterwürfig (to gegen), servil, kriecherisch* * *adjectiveunterwürfig (abwertend)* * *adj.unterwürfig adj. -
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3 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. -
4 apologetic
adjective2) (diffident) zaghaft [Lächeln, Ton]; zurückhaltend, bescheiden [Wesen, Art]* * *see academic.ru/3151/apologize">apologize* * *apolo·get·ic[əˌpɒləˈʤetɪk, AM əˌpɑ:ləˈʤet̬ɪk]stop being so \apologetic about everything! spiel nur nicht immer den Untertan!* * *[ə"pɒlə'dZetɪk]adj(= making an apology) entschuldigend attr; (= sorry, regretful) bedauernd attrI'm afraid you didn't win, he said with an apologetic look — es tut mir leid, aber Sie haben nicht gewonnen, sagte er mit bedauernder Miene
his tone was very apologetic — sein Ton war sehr bedauernd
his expression was very apologetic — seine Miene drückte deutlich sein Bedauern aus
* * *A adj (adv apologetically)1. rechtfertigend, Verteidigungs…2. entschuldigend, Entschuldigungs…:3. reumütig, kleinlautB s apologetics pl (als sg konstruiert) REL Apologetik f (Teilgebiet der Theologie, das sich mit der wissenschaftlich-rationalen Absicherung des Glaubens befasst)* * *adjectivehe was most apologetic about... — er entschuldigte sich vielmals für...
2) (diffident) zaghaft [Lächeln, Ton]; zurückhaltend, bescheiden [Wesen, Art]* * *adj.apologetisch adj. -
5 crawl
1. intransitive verb1) kriechencrawl to somebody — vor jemandem buckeln od. kriechen
3)be crawling — (be covered or filled) wimmeln ( with von)
4) see academic.ru/17157/creep">creep 1. 2)2. nounmove/go at a crawl — sich im Schneckentempo bewegen/im Schneckentempo fahren
2) (swimming stroke) Kraulen, das* * *[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) sich schleppen2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) krabbeln3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) kriechen4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) wimmeln2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) das Kriechen2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) das Kraulen* * *I. vi1. (go on all fours) krabbeln▪ to \crawl somewhere irgendwo[hin] krabbeln2. (move slowly) kriechento \crawl down/up sth etw hinunter-/hinaufkriechen5.▶ to make sb's flesh \crawl jdm Übelkeit verursachen1. (slow pace)to move at a \crawl kriechen, im Schneckentempo fahrento do the \crawl kraulen* * *[krɔːl]1. n1) (on hands and knees) Kriechen nt; (= slow speed) Schnecken- or Kriechtempo nt; (Brit inf = pub-crawl) Kneipenbummel mit was a long crawl (in car) — wir mussten lange kriechen wir sind lange nur im Kriechtempo vorangekommen
we could only go at a crawl —
2) (= swimming stroke) Kraul(stil) m, Kraulen nt2. vihe tried to crawl away — er versuchte wegzukriechen
2) (= be infested) wimmeln (with von)the meat was crawling with flies — das Fleisch wimmelte nur so von Fliegen
the street was crawling with police — auf der Straße wimmelte es von Polizisten
3)spiders make/he makes my flesh or skin crawl — wenn ich Spinnen/ihn sehe, kriege ich eine Gänsehaut
4) (inf: suck up) kriechen (to vor +dat)* * *crawl1 [krɔːl]A v/i1. kriechen:a) krabbeln:crawl through durchkriechen (durch)the hours crawled by die Stunden schlichen dahincrawl along dahinkriechend) umg unterwürfig sein:crawl to sb vor jemandem kriechen2. wimmeln ( with von):the town is crawling with tourists in der Stadt wimmelt es von Touristen3. kribbeln:his flesh was crawling er bekam eine Gänsehaut, es überlief ihn kalt;the sight made her flesh crawl bei dem Anblick bekam sie eine Gänsehaut4. (zer)fließen (Farbe)5. Schwimmen: kraulenB v/t Schwimmen: eine Strecke kraulenC s1. Kriechen n:go at a crawl → A 1 c* * *1. intransitive verb1) kriechenthe baby/insect crawls along the ground — das Baby/Insekt krabbelt über den Boden
crawl to somebody — vor jemandem buckeln od. kriechen
3)2. nounbe crawling — (be covered or filled) wimmeln ( with von)
1) Kriechen, das; (of insect, baby also) Krabbeln, das; (slow speed) Schneckentempo, dasmove/go at a crawl — sich im Schneckentempo bewegen/im Schneckentempo fahren
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crawl·er[ˈkrɔ:ləʳ, AM ˈkrɑ:lɚ]nto be a \crawler im Krabbelalter sein* * *['krɔːlə(r)]n2) pl (= rompers) Spielanzug m* * *crawler [ˈkrɔːlə(r)] s1. Kriecher(in):2. Kriechtier n3. umg pej Kriecher(in)4. Br umg (leeres) Taxi auf Fahrgastsuche5. TECH6. Schwimmen: Krauler(in)* * *n.Kriechtier n. -
7 oily
adjective1) ölig [Oberfläche, Hände, Lappen, Geschmack]; Öl[lache, -fleck]; ölverschmiert [Gesicht, Hände]; (containing oil) viel Öl enthaltend [Soße]; fettig [Haut, Haar]2) (fig.) schmierig (abwertend) [Kerl, Art]; ölig [Lächeln, Stimme]* * *2) (trying to be too friendly or polite: The waiters in that restaurant are too oily.) aalglatt* * *[ˈɔɪli]1. (oil-like) ölig2. FOOD ölig3. hair, skin fettig4. objects schmierig* * *['ɔIlɪ]adj (+er)1) ölig; hair, skin, food fettig; clothes, fingers voller Öl2) (fig) aalglatt, schleimig, ölig* * *oily [ˈɔılı] adj1. allg ölig2. fettig (Essen, Haar etc)3. fig ölig (Lächeln etc), schmierig (Art etc)* * *adjective1) ölig [Oberfläche, Hände, Lappen, Geschmack]; Öl[lache, -fleck]; ölverschmiert [Gesicht, Hände]; (containing oil) viel Öl enthaltend [Soße]; fettig [Haut, Haar]2) (fig.) schmierig (abwertend) [Kerl, Art]; ölig [Lächeln, Stimme]* * *adj.ölig adj. -
8 oleaginous
oleagi·nous[ˌəʊliˈæʤɪnəs, AM ˌoʊ-]1. (of oil) ölig* * *["əʊlI'dZɪnəs]adj (form)consistency ölig; (= containing oil) ölhaltig; (fig) person ölig* * *oleaginous [ˌəʊlıˈædʒınəs] adj1. ölartig, ölig, Öl…2. ölhaltig* * *adj.fettig adj. -
9 unctuous
unc·tu·ous[ˈʌŋktjuəs, AM -tʃu-]* * *1. adj unctuously2. adv['ʌŋktjʊəs, -lɪ] salbungsvoll* * *1. ölig, fettig:unctuous soil fetter Boden2. fig salbungsvoll* * *adj.salbungsvoll adj. -
10 apologetic
2) pred(pej: obsequious) bescheiden;stop being so \apologetic about everything! spiel nur nicht immer den Untertan! -
11 crawl
1) ( go on all fours) krabbeln;to \crawl somewhere irgendwo[hin] krabbeln2) ( move slowly) kriechen;to \crawl down/ up sth etw hinunter-/hinaufkriechento \crawl [up] to sb vor jdm kriechen ( pej)PHRASES:to make sb's flesh \crawl jdm Übelkeit verursachen n1) ( slow pace)to move at a \crawl kriechen, im Schneckentempo fahrento do the \crawl kraulen -
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crawl·er [ʼkrɔ:ləʳ, Am ʼkrɑ:lɚ] nto be a \crawler im Krabbelalter sein; -
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Obsequious — Ob*se qui*ous, a. [L. obsequiosus, fr. obsequium compliance, fr. obsequi, fr. obsequi: cf. F. obs[ e]quieux, See {Obsequent}, and cf. {Obsequy}.] 1. Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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obsequious — adjective an elderly gentlemen surrounded by obsequious heirs Syn: servile, ingratiating, sycophantic, fawning, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, groveling, cringing, subservient, submissive, slavish; informal brown nosing, bootlicking, smarmy; vulgar… … Thesaurus of popular words
obsequious — obsequiously, adv. obsequiousness, n. /euhb see kwee euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow. 2. servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants. 3. obedient; dutiful. [1375 … Universalium
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obsequious — ob•se•qui•ous [[t]əbˈsi kwi əs[/t]] adj. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning; sycophantic: an obsequious bow; obsequious servants[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L obsequiōsus, der. of obsequium… … From formal English to slang