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1 servile person
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2 servile
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3 subservient
subservient [səbˈsɜ:vɪənt]a. ( = submissive) [person, nation] asservib. ( = servile) [person, manner, behaviour] servile* * *[səb'sɜːvɪənt]1) péj servile pej (to envers)2) ( less important) subordonné (to à) -
4 flunkey
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5 flunky
n.• adulador, -ora s.m.,f.• lacayo s.m.'flʌŋki['flʌŋkɪ]N pej (=servant) lacayo m ; (=servile person) adulador(a) m / f, lacayo m* * *['flʌŋki] -
6 lackey
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7 lackey
lack·ey [ʼlæki] n -
8 slavish
['sleɪvɪʃ]1) (servile) [adherence, person] servile2) (unoriginal) [imitation, translation] pedissequo* * *slavish /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/a.1 servile; abietto; basso2 (fig.) pedissequo: Art cannot be a slavish imitation of nature, l'arte non può essere un'imitazione pedissequa della natura3 faticoso; da schiavo; duro; pesante (fig.)slavishly avv.* * *['sleɪvɪʃ]1) (servile) [adherence, person] servile2) (unoriginal) [imitation, translation] pedissequo -
9 fawn
I 1. [fɔːn]1) zool. daino m., cerbiatto m.2) (colour) fulvo m. chiaro2.aggettivo fulvo chiaroII [fɔːn]* * *I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.)2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.)II [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).)2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.)* * *I [fɔːn]1. n1) Zool cerbiatto2) (colour) marroncino2. adj(also: fawn-coloured) marroncino (-a)II [fɔːn] vito fawn (up)on sb — (subj: dog) fare le feste a qn, (person), fig adulare servilmente qn
* * *fawn /fɔ:n/A n.B a.(= fawn-coloured) (di color) fulvo chiaro; marrone chiaro● (di cerva, daina) in fawn, pregna.(to) fawn (1) /fɔ:n/v. t. e i.(to) fawn (2) /fɔ:n/v. i.2 (fig. spreg.) adulare servilmente; essere servile e strisciante; fare salamelecchi: The were all fawning on him, gli erano tutti intorno ad adularlo.* * *I 1. [fɔːn]1) zool. daino m., cerbiatto m.2) (colour) fulvo m. chiaro2.aggettivo fulvo chiaroII [fɔːn] -
10 foot
I [fʊt]1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi
to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.
bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!
2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [ page]
4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.5) mil. fanteria f.••to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.
to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo
to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo
to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.
II [fʊt]to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn
* * *[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) piede2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) piede, base3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) piede•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *I [fʊt]1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi
to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.
bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!
2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [ page]
4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.5) mil. fanteria f.••to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.
to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo
to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo
to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.
II [fʊt]to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn
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11 slavish
1 ( servile) [devotion, adherence, person] servile ;2 ( unoriginal) [imitation, translation, reworking] servile. -
12 grovelling
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13 smarmy
['smɑːmɪ]* * *(over-respectful and inclined to use flattery: I can't bear his smarmy manner.) servile, mellifluo* * *smarmy /ˈsmɑ:mɪ/a.(fam.) smanceroso; mellifluo; untuoso; servile; strisciante.* * *['smɑːmɪ] -
14 wormy
['wɜːmɪ]1) (full of worms) [ wood] tarlato; [ fruit] bacato* * *wormy /ˈwɜ:mɪ/a.2 simile a un verme; (fig.) abietto, spregevole, strisciante, vile.* * *['wɜːmɪ]1) (full of worms) [ wood] tarlato; [ fruit] bacato -
15 abject
abject ['æbdʒekt](a) (despicable → person, deed) abject, vil(b) (servile → apology, flattery) servile(c) (miserable) misérable;∎ they live in abject poverty ils vivent dans une misère noire -
16 creep
I [kriːp]nome colloq.2) (repellent person) persona f. ripugnante••II [kriːp]to give sb. the creeps — colloq. fare rabbrividire qcn., fare venire la pelle d'oca a qcn
1) (furtively)to creep in, out — entrare, uscire furtivamente
to creep under sth. — scivolare sotto qcs.
a blush crept over her face — fig. il rossore si insinuò sul suo viso
2) (slowly)to creep forward o along — [ vehicle] procedere lentamente
4) [ plant] arrampicarsi•- creep in- creep up* * *I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.)2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.)3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.)II [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.)- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep* * *[kriːp] crept vb: pt, pp1. vi(animal) strisciare, (plant) arrampicarsi, (person: stealthily) avanzare furtivamente, (slowly) avanzare lentamenteto creep in/out — entrare/uscire quatto (-a) quatto (-a)
to creep up on sb — avvicinarsi quatto (-a) quatto (-a) a qn, (fig : old age etc) cogliere qn alla sprovvista
2. n* * *creep /kri:p/n.1 (fam.) individuo disgustoso; farabutto; verme3 [u] moto strisciante; avanzata strisciante; slittamento5 [u] (geol.) scollamento6 [u] (tecn.) instabilità del legno7 [u] (mecc.) scorrimento plastico8 [u] (elettron.) deriva; spostamento9 (al pl.) (fam.) – the creeps, la pelle d'oca ( per il disgusto o la paura): to give sb. the creeps, far venire la pelle d'oca a q.; far accapponare la pelle a q.● (fam. USA) creep joint, posto orrendo, schifoso.(to) creep /kri:p/(pass. e p. p. crept), v. i.1 strisciare; muoversi strisciando: The tiger crept over the grass towards its prey, la tigre ha strisciato sull'erba verso la preda; The cat crept under the car, il gatto si è infilato sotto la macchina2 (seguito da avv. o compl.) muoversi furtivamente: to creep into a room, entrare di soppiatto in una stanza; He crept downstairs, scese furtivamente le scale; We crept away, ci siamo allontanati in punta di piedi; ce ne siamo andati zitti zitti; siamo sgattaiolati via; Fog was creeping up, stava salendo adagio la nebbia; I crept up on the sentry, mi sono avvicinato silenziosamente alla sentinella3 camminare; muoversi con passo lento; trascinarsi: The old man can still creep about the house, il vecchio riesce ancora a trascinarsi per casa* * *I [kriːp]nome colloq.2) (repellent person) persona f. ripugnante••II [kriːp]to give sb. the creeps — colloq. fare rabbrividire qcn., fare venire la pelle d'oca a qcn
1) (furtively)to creep in, out — entrare, uscire furtivamente
to creep under sth. — scivolare sotto qcs.
a blush crept over her face — fig. il rossore si insinuò sul suo viso
2) (slowly)to creep forward o along — [ vehicle] procedere lentamente
4) [ plant] arrampicarsi•- creep in- creep up -
17 fawn
I fo:n noun1) (a young deer.) cervato2) ((also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) beige, color pardo claro
II fo:n verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) hacer carantoñas a alguien2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) adular, lisonjeartr[fɔːn]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL cervato1 beige, de color café clarofawn ['fɔn] vi: adular, lisonjearfawn n: cervato mn.• cervato s.m.• color de cervato s.m.v.• adular v.• gitanear v.• lisonjear v.
I fɔːn1) c ( young deer) cervato m2) u ( color) beige m, beis m (Esp); (before n) <sweater, coat> beige adj inv, beis adj inv (Esp)
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a) ( flatter)to fawn ON somebody — \<\<person\>\> (pej) adular or lisonjear a alguien
b) fawning pres p adulador
I [fɔːn]1. N1) (Zool) cervato m2) (=colour) pardo m claro2.
II
[fɔːn]VIto fawn (up)on sb — [animal] hacer carantoñas a algn; (fig) [person] adular or lisonjear a algn
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I [fɔːn]1) c ( young deer) cervato m2) u ( color) beige m, beis m (Esp); (before n) <sweater, coat> beige adj inv, beis adj inv (Esp)
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a) ( flatter)to fawn ON somebody — \<\<person\>\> (pej) adular or lisonjear a alguien
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18 supple
['sʌpl]* * *((of the body etc) bending easily: Take exercise if you want to keep supple; supple dancers.) agile, flessibile* * *supple /ˈsʌpl/a.2 agile ( anche fig.); duttile: a supple body, un corpo agile; He has a supple mind, ha la mente duttile3 (fig.) arrendevole; cedevole; docile4 (fig.) ossequioso; servile.(to) supple /ˈsʌpl/v. t.rendere flessibile (o arrendevole, docile).* * *['sʌpl] -
19 abject
'æb‹ekt(miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) abyecto- abjectlytr['æbʤekt]1 (conditions) abyecto,-a2 (person) despreciable, vilabject ['æb.ʤɛkt, æb'-] adj1) wretched: miserable, desdichado2) hopeless: abatido, desesperado3) servile: servilabject flattery: halagos serviles♦ abjectly advadj.• abatido, -a adj.• abyecto, -a adj.• dejado, -a adj.• despreciable adj.• humillado, -a adj.• rastrero, -a adj.• vil adj.'æbdʒektadjective (frml) (before n)a) <slave/flattery/cowardice> abyecto, vil (liter)b) < condition> lamentable['æbdʒekt]ADJ1) (=wretched) [condition] deplorable; [state] lamentable2) (=grovelling) sumisowe received an abject apology from the travel company — recibimos una carta de la agencia de viajes deshaciéndose en disculpas
3) (as intensifier) [misery, failure] absoluto; [stupidity] supino; [cowardice] abyecto, vil liter; [surrender] indigno* * *['æbdʒekt]adjective (frml) (before n)a) <slave/flattery/cowardice> abyecto, vil (liter)b) < condition> lamentable -
20 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
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