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1 brown-noser
brown-noser► to brown-nose -
2 ♦ brown
♦ brown /braʊn/A a.1 (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: a brown hat, un cappello marrone; brown eyes, occhi marroni (o castani); brown hair, capelli castano scuri; brown-haired, dai capelli castani2 ( di pelle, carnagione) scuro; abbronzato: to get brown, abbronzarsi; brown-skinned, scuro di pelle; di pelle scura3 ( di farina, riso, ecc.) integrale: brown bread, pane integrale; pane nero; brown rice, riso integrale; riso non brillatoB n.1 [u] (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: Brown is my favourite colour, il marrone è il mio colore preferito; chocolate brown, color cioccolata; to wear brown, vestire di marrone; dressed in brown, vestito di marrone● (GB) brown ale, birra scura □ (bot.) brown algae (pl.), alghe brune □ (as) brown as a berry, abbronzatissimo □ brown bag, sacchetto di carta (marrone); ( USA) sacchetto della colazione □ (zool.) brown bear ( Ursus arctos), orso bruno □ ( sport) brown belt, cintura marrone (di judo o karate) □ brown coal, lignite □ (astron.) brown dwarf, stella nana marrone □ brown envelope, busta di carta marroncina; ( per estens., GB) lettera ufficiale ( mandata da un ufficio pubblico) □ (comm.) brown goods, televisori, stereo, computer, ecc. ( di contro agli elettrodomestici per la casa) □ brown paper, carta da imballaggio, carta da pacchi □ (volg. USA) brown-nose ► brown-noser □ brown-out ► brownout □ (zool.) brown owl, allocco; gufo selvatico □ ( scoutismo) Brown Owl, capo branco ( delle lupette) □ (agric.) brown rot, muffa delle piante □ (stor.) Brown Shirt, camicia bruna; nazista □ brown sugar, zucchero greggio; zucchero scuro; ( slang USA) eroina □ (zool.) brown trout, trota salmonata □ in a brown study, assorto nei propri pensieri; meditabondo.(to) brown /braʊn/A v. t.B v. i.2 abbronzarsi. -
3 (to) brown-nose
(to) brown-nose /ˈbraʊnnəʊz/v. t.brown-nosern.leccapiedi; leccaculo (volg.)brown-nosingn. [u]leccapiedismo; leccaculismo (volg.). -
4 (to) brown-nose
(to) brown-nose /ˈbraʊnnəʊz/v. t.brown-nosern.leccapiedi; leccaculo (volg.)brown-nosingn. [u]leccapiedismo; leccaculismo (volg.).
См. также в других словарях:
brown-noser — An allusive term used of a flatterer who is servile in order to advance himself with his superiors. The term implies, as Webster’s Dictionary eloquently puts it, ‘that servility is equivalent to kissing the hinder parts of the person from whom … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
brown-noser — n A toady, teacher s pet. Farley is the biggest brown noser in school. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
brown-noser — Go to brown nose … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
brown noser — noun One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass kisser, sycophant … Wiktionary
brown-noser — noun (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.) … Wiktionary
Brown noser — sycophantic crawler … Dictionary of Australian slang
brown noser — Australian Slang sycophantic crawler … English dialects glossary
brown-noser — Noun. A sycophant … English slang and colloquialisms
brown-noser — Flatter, kiss up to. See also ass kisser … American business jargon
Brown University — The Brown University Seal Latin: Universitas Brunensis Motto In Deo Speramus (Latin) Motto in English … Wikipedia
brown-nose — /brown nohz /, v., brown nosed, brown nosing, n. Slang. v.i. 1. to curry favor; behave obsequiously. v.t. 2. to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over. n. 3. Also, brown noser. a toady; sycophant. Cf. ass kissing. [1935… … Universalium