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currying favour

  • 1 curry favour

    ( with with)
    to seek (a) favour by flattery:

    She's currying favour with the boss.

    يتوَدَّد ليكسَب حُظوة عند فُلان

    Arabic-English dictionary > curry favour

  • 2 Anbiederung

    f pej. ingratiation, currying favo(u)r, brown-nosing umg.
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    Ạn|bie|de|rung
    f -, -en
    currying favour (Brit) or favor (US) (+gen with)
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    An·bie·de·rung
    <-, -en>
    f ingratiation
    ihre \Anbiederung an ihn ist wirklich abstoßend the way she fawns all over him is really disgusting
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    die; Anbiederung, Anbiederungen (abwertend) currying favour ( bei with)
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    Anbiederung f pej ingratiation, currying favo(u)r, brown-nosing umg
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    die; Anbiederung, Anbiederungen (abwertend) currying favour ( bei with)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Anbiederung

  • 3 umiljavanje

    n ingratiation, ingratiating oneself (with), currying favour with one

    Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > umiljavanje

  • 4 к чёрту

    к чёрту (к бесу, к лешему, к шуту, к чёртовой (фениной, федькиной, ядрённой) матери, к чёртовой бабушке)
    груб.-прост.
    1) (прочь, долой, вон гнать, прогонять кого-либо; выражение желания избавиться, отделаться от кого-либо или чего-либо) go to hell (blazes, the devil)!; go to grass! Amer.; get the hell out of here!

    - Пошёл, пошёл к федькиной матери!... - внезапно раздражаясь, закричал Морозка. (А. Фадеев, Разгром) — 'Clear off, clear off to your whore of a mother!' Morozka shouted, suddenly getting very excited.

    - К чёрту ваше искусство, дядя! Могу ли я быть актрисой, если мне ни перед кем не хочется лицедействовать! (Ю. Бондарев, Выбор) — 'To the devil with your art, Uncle! Can I be an actress when I don't feel like acting in front of anyone!'

    2) (прахом (пойти, полететь и т. п.)) go to blazes; go down the drain; go to the devil and dogs

    - А я держусь. Занимаюсь перед тобой подхалимажем. Если не расположу тебя на героизм, загремит план к чёртовой матери. (В. Кожевников, Всю неделю дождь) — 'But I'm keeping going. Here I am currying favour with you. If I don't egg you on to deeds of derring-to, the whole plan'll go down the drain.'

    - Выбора нет: либо золотой век, либо всё полетит к чёртовой бабушке. (Ю. Нагибин, Берендеев лес) — 'Incidentally, there's no choice - either it's a golden age, or everything'll go to blazes.'

    3) (выражение иронического, пренебрежительного отношения к чему-либо) like hell..!; the hell (the devil) it is!; devil a bit of it!

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к чёрту

  • 5 Anbiederung

    f
    currying favour Br.

    Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Anbiederung

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