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1 servile
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2 servile
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3 servile
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4 servile
(excessively obedient or respectful: servile obedience/flattery.) servile- servility -
5 servile labour
Jur., Trav. travail servile [forme peu connue de l'esclavage obligeant qqn à travailler pour rembourser un emprunt - parfois contracté par un autre membre de sa famille]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > servile labour
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6 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) -
7 slavish
1 ( servile) [devotion, adherence, person] servile ;2 ( unoriginal) [imitation, translation, reworking] servile. -
8 forced labour
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > forced labour
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9 abject
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10 cringe
cringe [krɪndʒ]( = shrink back) avoir un mouvement de recul ( from devant ) ; ( = humble o.s.) ramper ( before devant)* * *[krɪndʒ] 1.1) ( physically) avoir un mouvement de recul2) ( with embarrassment) avoir envie de rentrer sous terre3) ( grovel) se comporter de manière servile4) ( in disgust)2.cringing present participle adjective servile -
11 slavish
slavish [ˈsleɪvɪ∫][imitation] servile ; [devotion] béat• to be a slavish follower of sb/sth suivre qn/qch aveuglément* * *['sleɪvɪʃ]adjective ( all contexts) servile -
12 cringe
A vi1 ( physically) avoir un mouvement de recul ; to make sb cringe provoquer un mouvement de recul chez qn ;2 ( in embarrassment) avoir envie de rentrer sous terre ; to make sb cringe donner envie à qn de rentrer sous terre ;3 ( grovel) se comporter de manière servile ;4 ( in disgust) it makes me cringe ça me hérisse. -
13 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 -
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15 slavish
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16 subservient
subservient [səb'sɜ:vjənt](b) (subjugated) asservi;∎ they are totally subservient to the town council ils sont totalement dépendants de la municipalité(c) (secondary) secondaire, accessoireUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > subservient
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17 bonded labour
Trav. travail forcé ou servileEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bonded labour
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18 slavish imitation
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > slavish imitation
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19 subservient
adj.1) servile; obséquieux2) assujetti à; dépendantEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > subservient
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20 fawning
['fɔːnɪŋ]adjective servile
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servile — [ sɛrvil ] adj. • mil. XIVe; lat. servilis 1 ♦ Didact. Propre aux esclaves et aux serfs, à leur état. Condition, travail servile. Théol. Œuvres serviles (opposé à libérales) : travaux manuels. 2 ♦ Fig. (plus cour.) Qui a un caractère de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Servile — Serv ile, a. [L. servile, fr. servus a servant or slave: cf. F. servile. See {Serve}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
servile — Servile. adj. de tout genre. Qui appartient à l estat, à la fonction d un valet. Employ servile. homme de condition servile. On dit fig. Une ame, un esprit servile, pour dire, Une ame basse, un esprit qui a les sentimens, les manieres d agir d un … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
servile — late 14c., from L. servilis of a slave, servile, from servus slave (see SERVE (Cf. serve)). Earliest sense was legal, servile work being forbidden on the Sabbath; sense of cringing, fawning first recorded c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
servile — [sʉr′vəl, sʉr′vīl΄] adj. [ME < L servilis < servus, slave: see SERF] 1. of a slave or slaves 2. like that of slaves or servants [servile employment] 3. like or characteristic of a slave; humbly yielding or submissive; cringing; abject 4.… … English World dictionary
Servile — Serv ile, n. (Gram.) An element which forms no part of the original root; opposed to {radical}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
servile — I adjective abiectus, abject, compliant, deferential, downtrodden, fawning, groveling, harnessed, humble, humilis, ingratiating, low, mean, meek, menial, obedient, obeisant, obsequious, passive, prostrate, respectful, servilis, slavish, subject,… … Law dictionary
servile — agg. [dal lat. servilis, der. di servus servo ]. 1. [di servo, proprio dei servi] ▶◀ schiavile. ◀▶ padronale. 2. a. (estens., spreg.) [di azione, comportamento, ecc., che asseconda la volontà altrui, spec. dei potenti, per viltà, interesse e… … Enciclopedia Italiana
servile — *subservient, menial, slavish, obsequious Analogous words: *mean, abject, ignoble: fawning, cringing, truckling, cowering (see FAWN) Antonyms: authoritative … New Dictionary of Synonyms
servile — [adj] grovelling, subservient abject, base, beggarly, bootlicking, craven, cringing, despicable, eating crow*, eating humble pie*, fawning, humble, ignoble, low, mean, obedient, obeisant, obsequious, passive, slavish, submissive, sycophantic,… … New thesaurus
servile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) excessively willing to serve or please others. 2) of or characteristic of a slave or slaves. DERIVATIVES servilely adverb servility noun. ORIGIN Latin servilis, from servus slave … English terms dictionary