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1 flagorneur
sycophant; flatterer; yes-man; Slangass-lickerDictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > flagorneur
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2 fam.lèche-bottes
sycophant; flatterer; yes-man; Slangass-lickerDictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > fam.lèche-bottes
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3 arg.lèche-cul
sycophant; flatterer; yes-man; Slangass-lickerDictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > arg.lèche-cul
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4 thuriféraire
sycophant; flatterer; yes-man; Slangass-lickerDictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > thuriféraire
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5 courtisan
kuʀtizɑ̃nom masculin1) ( flatteur) sycophantattitude de courtisan — fawning [U]
2) Histoire courtier* * *kuʀtizɑ̃ nm* * *courtisan nm1 ( flagorneur) sycophant; attitude de courtisan fawning ¢;2 Hist courtier.[kurtizɑ̃] nom masculin -
6 flatteur
flatteur, -euse [flatœʀ, øz]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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- euse flatœʀ, øz adjectif1) ( avantageux) [portrait, éclairage] flattering; [distinction, récompense] gratifyingsous un jour flatteur — in a favourable [BrE] light
2) ( obséquieux) [personne, paroles] sycophantic
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nom masculin, féminin toady, sycophant* * *flatœʀ, øz (-euse)1. adj2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( avantageux) [portrait, éclairage] flattering; [distinction, récompense] gratifying; peu flatteur unflattering; l'article ne le montre pas sous un jour flatteur he doesn't appear in a favourableGB light in the article;2 ( obséquieux) [personne, paroles] sycophantic; il est très flatteur he's a real toady ou sycophant.B nm,f toady, sycophant.sans vouloir être flatteur à ton égard, c'est vraiment du beau travail without wishing to flatter you, you did a really nice job————————, flatteuse [flatɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin -
7 thuriféraire
tyʀifeʀɛʀnom masculin1) ( admirateur) eulogist2) Religion thurifer* * *tyʀifeʀɛʀ nmfig sycophant* * *thuriféraire nm1 ( admirateur) eulogist;2 Relig thurifer.[tyriferɛr] nom masculin -
8 flagorneur
flaɡɔʀnœʀ, øz nm/f (-euse)toady, fawner* * *flagorneur, - euseA adj [personne] toadying, sycophantic; [discours, article] fulsome.B nm,f toady, sycophant., flagorneuse [flagɔrnɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin -
9 cafard
n. m.1. 'Snitch', sneak. Faire lecafard: To tell tales.2. 'Crawler', 'creep', sycophant.3. Avoir le cafard: To be down in the dumps, to be depressed. C'est un bouquin à vous filer le cafard! It's a really disheartening novel. -
10 descente
n. f.1. 'Swoop', police raid.2. Avoir une sacrée descente: To 'have a sloping gullet', to be very partial to booze.3. 'Arse-licker', 'crawler', sycophant. -
11 fayot
I.n. m.1. Haricot bean. Cesse de bouffer des fayots, (a devient gênant! I'd give those beans the wind of change if I were you! (In colloquial French, fayots are also known as musiciens.)2. Aller becter des fayots: To 'do porridge', to get a term of imprisonment.3. 'Crawler', 'creep', sycophant. (Specific extensions of this meaning are: 'swot', hard-working pupil in the slang of schools and colleges; or: re-enlisted man in military jargon.)II.adj. inv. 'Crawling', 'fawning', overobsequious. -
12 lèche-bottes
n. m. 'Arse-crawler', sycophant (also: lèche-cul). -
13 putain
I.n. f.1. 'Prozzy', prostitute.2. Putain de ¼(intensifier). Quel putain de temps! What bloody awful weather! Cette putain de guerre! This damn war!II.adj. inv. (usually of man). Etre putain: To be a 'toady', a 'crawler', to be a sycophant.
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Sycophant — Syc o*phant, n. [L. sycophanta a slanderer, deceiver, parasite, Gr. ? a false accuser, false adviser, literally, a fig shower; ? a fig + ? to show: cf. F. sycophante. The reason for the name is not certainly known. See {Phenomenon}.] 1. An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sycophant — Syc o*phant, v. t. [CF. L. sycophantari to deceive, to trick, Gr. ?.] 1. To inform against; hence, to calumniate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sycophanting and misnaming the work of his adversary. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To play the sycophant toward;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sycophant — Syc o*phant, v. i. To play the sycophant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sycophant — index parasite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sycophant — 1530s (in L. form sycophanta), informer, talebearer, slanderer, from L. sycophanta, from Gk. sykophantes, originally one who shows the fig, from sykon fig + phanein to show. Showing the fig was a vulgar gesture made by sticking the thumb between… … Etymology dictionary
sycophant — *parasite, favorite, toady, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech, sponge, sponger Analogous words: blandisher, cajoler, wheedler (see corresponding verbs at COAX): fawner, truckler (see corresponding verbs at FAWN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sycophant — [n] person who caters to another adulator, backscratcher*, backslapper*, bootlicker*, brownnoser*, doormat*, fan, fawner, flatterer, flunky*, groupie*, groveler, handshaker*, hanger on*, lackey, minion, parasite, politician, puppet, slave;… … New thesaurus
sycophant — ► NOUN ▪ a person who flatters someone important in a servile way. DERIVATIVES sycophancy noun sycophantic adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting an informer: from Greek sukophant s, from sukon fig + phainein to show , perhaps with reference to… … English terms dictionary
sycophant — [sik′ə fənt, sik′əfant΄] n. [L sycophanta < Gr sykophantēs, informer, lit., maker of the sign of the fig < sykon, fig + phainein, to show: see FANTASY] a person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; parasite; toady… … English World dictionary
Sycophant — A sycophant (from the Greek συκοφάντης sykophántēs ) is a servile person who, acting in his or her own self interest, attempts to win favor by flattering one or more influential persons, with an undertone that these actions are executed at the… … Wikipedia
sycophant — UK [ˈsɪkəfənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms sycophant : singular sycophant plural sycophants formal an insulting word for someone who praises rich or powerful people in order to gain an advantage Derived words: sycophancy UK [ˈsɪkəfənsɪ] / US … English dictionary