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1 fawn
I 1. noun2) (colour) Rehbraun, das2. adjectiveII intransitive verbfawn colour — Rehbraun, das
1) [Hund:] [bellen und] mit dem Schwanz wedeln2) (behave servilely)fawn [on or upon somebody] — [vor jemandem] katzbuckeln (abwertend)
* * *I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) das Reh-, Damkitz2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) rehbraunII [fo:n] verb2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) (sich ein)schmeicheln* * *fawn1I. nII. adj rehbraunfawn2vi ( pej)▪ to \fawn [up]on sb vor jdm katzbuckeln [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ kriechen] fam o pej; dog jdn umschwänzeln▪ to \fawn over sb/sth um jdn/etw [herum]scharwenzeln [o ein Getue machen] pej fam, jdn/etw hofieren pej* * *I [fɔːn]1. n1) Hirschkalb nt; (of roe deer) Rehkitz nt2) (= colour) Beige nt2. adj(colour) beige IIvi (figperson) katzbuckeln (on, upon or over vor +dat), herumscharwenzeln (on, upon or over um)* * *fawn1 [fɔːn]A s1. ZOOL (Dam)Kitz n, einjähriges Rehkalb:in fawn trächtig2. Rehbraun nB adj rehfarben, -braunfawn2 [fɔːn] v/ifawn (up)on sba) sich an jemanden anschmiegen,b) an jemandem hochspringen,c) jemanden ablecken2. fig (on, upon) katzbuckeln (vor dat), scharwenzeln (um) umg* * *I 1. noun2) (colour) Rehbraun, das2. adjectiveII intransitive verbfawn colour — Rehbraun, das
1) [Hund:] [bellen und] mit dem Schwanz wedelnfawn [on or upon somebody] — [vor jemandem] katzbuckeln (abwertend)
* * *(young deer) n.Tierjung -en n. adj.hellbraun adj. n.Hirschkalb n.Kitz -e n.Rehkitz -e n. (on) v.schmeicheln v.schwänzeln v.sich einschmeicheln (bei) v. (upon) v.kriechen (vor) v. v.rehbraun v.werfen v.(§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen) -
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(DE) anbiedern; angebiedert; geschmeichelt; schmeicheln; schmus; antichambrieren; flattieren; fuchsschwänzeln; lobhudeln; schönreden; (EN) adulate; blandish; coax; cozy up to sy; fawn upon; flatter; lackey; lay it on thick; make fair weather; palaver; smarm; smoodge; smooge; soft-soap; soothe; stroke; stroke down; suck up to sy; sugar; toady; use the butter-boat; wheedle
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fawn upon — Synonyms and related words: act up to, adulate, agree to anything, beslobber, beslubber, blandish, brown nose, cajole, compliment, conceit, court, curry favor, dance attendance on, fall all over, fall over, flatter, handshake, make court to, make … Moby Thesaurus
fawn upon — 1. Cringe to, crouch to, truckle to. 2. Flatter, wheedle, cajole, blandish, pay court to … New dictionary of synonyms
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