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1 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 -
2 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 -
3 flagorner
flagɔʀneverbe transitif to fawn on, to toady to [personne]; to curry favour [BrE] with [groupe, public]* * *flagorner verb table: aimer vtr to fawn on, to toady to [personne]; to curry favourGB with [groupe, public].[flagɔrne] verbe transitif -
4 flatter
flatter [flate]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb• se flatter de qch to pride o.s. on sth• et je m'en flatte ! and I'm proud of it!* * *flate
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1) ( complimenter) to flatter [personne]2) ( honorer)leur visite a flatté tout le village — the whole village felt honoured [BrE] by their visit
3) ( encourager) to encourage [sentiment, vice]4) ( caresser) to pat [animal]5) ( être agréable) to delight [narines, regard]6) ( avantager) [vêtement, éclairage] to flatter [personne]
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se flatter verbe pronominal1) ( prétendre)2) ( tirer vanité) to pride oneself (de on; de faire on doing)* * *flate vt1) (= complimenter) to flatter2) (= caresser) to stroke* * *flatter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( complimenter) to flatter [personne]; je ne dis pas cela pour vous flatter I'm not saying it just to flatter you; vous me flattez, je n'en mérite pas autant you flatter me, I don't deserve it; flatter bassement qn to toady to sb; sans vouloir vous flatter I say this without flattery; il aime qu'on le flatte he likes flattery;2 ( honorer) leur visite a flatté tout le village the whole village felt honouredGB by their visit;4 ( caresser) to pat [animal];5 ( être agréable) to delight [narines, palais, regard, oreilles];6 ( avantager) [photo, vêtement, éclairage] to flatter [personne].B se flatter vpr1 ( prétendre) je me flatte de m'exprimer au moins de façon claire I flatter myself that I'm at least articulate;2 ( tirer vanité) to pride oneself (de on; de faire on doing); je me flatte d'avoir une maison très accueillante I pride myself on having a very welcoming house.[flate] verbe transitif1. [encenser] to flatter2. [embellir] to be flattering toil sera flatté de ou par tes remarques he will be very touched by what you said4. (littéraire) [encourager] to encourage5. [caresser - cheval, chien] to stroke6. [être agréable à - vue, odorat etc.] to delight, to be pleasing to————————se flatter verbe pronominal intransitifsans vouloir me flatter, je crois que j'ai raison though I say it myself, I think I'm rightelle se flatte de savoir recevoir she prides herself on knowing how to entertain ou on her skills as a hostess -
5 descente
descente [desɑ̃t]1. feminine nouna. ( = action) descentb. ( = raid, incursion) raidc. ( = partie descendante) (downward) slope2. compounds* * *desɑ̃t1) (parcours d'un véhicule, d'une personne) descent2) ( sortie)descente hommes/dames — men's/women's downhill
4) Sport (en alpinisme, cyclisme, spéléologie) descentla police a fait une descente dans l'immeuble/le bar — the police raided the building/bar
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *desɑ̃t nf1) (cheminement vers l'aval) descent, going down, (= chemin, parcours) way downà la descente — on the way down, going down
C'est plus difficile à la descente. — It's more difficult going down.
Je t'attendrai au bas de la descente. — I'll wait for you at the bottom of the hill.
Freinez dans les descentes. — Use the brakes going downhill.
2) SKI downhill, downhill race3) (descente de police) raid, police raid* * *descente nf1 (parcours d'un véhicule, d'une personne) descent; nous amorçons notre descente sur Paris we're beginning our descent toward(s) Paris; la descente a été plus dure que la montée it was much more difficult coming down than going up, the climb down ou descent was more difficult than the climb up; la descente a pris une heure it took an hour to come down; freiner dans les descentes to brake going downhill; la descente est verglacée/dangereuse it's icy/dangerous on the way down; au milieu de la descente halfway down; ralentir/avoir peur dans la descente to go slower/be scared on the way down; tomber dans la descente to fall on the way down; au bas de la descente at the bottom; faire la descente d'une rivière en canoë to canoe down a river; faire la descente d'une rivière en péniche to go down a river in a barge; la descente du fleuve a été très agréable sailing down the river was most pleasant;2 ( sortie) à ma descente du train/bus/bateau/de l'avion when I got off the train/bus/boat/plane; accueillir qn à sa descente d'avion to meet sb off the plane; ‘la descente se fait à l'avant de l'appareil’ ‘please disembark at the front of the aircraft’;3 Sport ( en ski) ( épreuve) downhill (event); ( parcours) run; descente hommes/dames men's/women's downhill; faire une descente to make a run; c'est ma troisième descente depuis ce matin it's my third run since this morning;4 Sport (en alpinisme, cyclisme, spéléologie) descent; ( en parachutisme) drop; descente en chute libre free fall;5 ( raid) raid (dans en); descente de police police raid; la police a fait une descente dans l'immeuble/le bar the police raided the building/bar; faire une descente dans la cuisine hum to raid the kitchen;6 Pol descente dans la rue demonstration; une descente à Paris des agriculteurs a farmers' demonstration in Paris;7 ( exploration) exploration; descente dans les profondeurs or au cœur de l'inconscient exploration of the depths of the subconscious.descente de croix Art, Relig descent from the cross; descente d'eaux pluviales Constr downpipe; descente aux enfers descent into hell; descente de lit ( tapis) (bedside) rug; descente d'organe Méd prolapse; descente en rappel Sport ( principe) abseiling ¢; une descente en rappel a descent.il a une bonne descente○ he can really knock it back○.[desɑ̃t] nom féminincourir/déraper dans la descente to run/to skid downon ira vite, il n'y a que des descentes we'll do it in no time, it's all downhill2. [progression] going downà sa descente d'avion as he disembarked ou got off the aircraftà sa descente du bateau as he landed ou disembarked4. [en ski] downhill raceSPORT [alpinisme]descente en spirale spinning dive, spiral descentdescente en vol plané glide, gliding fall6. MÉDECINEdescente d'organe ou d'organes prolapse7. [contrôle] inspection[attaque] raidil a encore fait une descente sur le chocolat! he's been raiding ou he's been at the chocolate again!8. (familier & locution)a. [boire beaucoup] to be able to take one's drinkb. [manger beaucoup] to be a big eaterdescente de lit nom féminin1. [tapis] bedside rug2. (familier & péjoratif) toady -
6 fayot
fayot [fajo]masculine noun* * *
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(colloq) fajo nom masculin Culinaire bean
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(colloq), - otte fajo, ɔt nom masculin, féminin creep (colloq), crawler (colloq)* * *fajo1. nm* (= élève) crawler *2. fayots nmpl(= haricots secs) beans* * *fayot○ nm1 ( haricot) bean;2 ( personne) creep○, crawler○.[fajo] nom masculin1. [haricot] bean -
7 échine
échine [e∫in]feminine noun[de porc] loin* * *eʃin1) ( colonne vertébrale) spine••* * *eʃin nfspine, backbone* * *échine nf1 ( colonne vertébrale) spine;courber l'échine devant to submit to; avoir l'échine souple to be a toady.[eʃin] nom féminincourber ou plier l'échine devant quelqu'un to submit to somebody -
8 cirer
v. trans. Cirer les bottes (also: les pompes) de quelqu'un: To 'suck up to someone', to be a 'toady', to act in an obsequious manner. -
9 lècheur
n. m. 'Arse-licker', 'toady', flatterer (also: lèche-cul), -
10 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. -
11 rampeur
n. m. 'Crawler', 'arse-licker', toady character.
См. также в других словарях:
toady — toady·ish; toady·ism; toady; … English syllables
toady — n *parasite, sycophant, favorite, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech, sponge, sponger toady vb *fawn, truckle, cringe, cower Analogous words: *follow, tag, trail, tail: blandish, cajole, wheedle (see COAX) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
toady — [n] sycophant adulator, apple polisher, ass kisser*, backscratcher*, backslapper*, bootlicker*, brownnoser*, doormat, doter, fan, fawner, flatterer, flunky, groupie*, hanger on*, kiss up*, lackey, minion, teacher’s pet, yesperson*; concept 423… … New thesaurus
toady — [tō′dē] n. pl. toadies [short for TOADEATER, quack doctor s assistant who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) to show the efficacy of quack medicines] a servile flatterer; sycophant, esp. one who does distasteful or unprincipled… … English World dictionary
Toady — Toad y, n.; pl. {Toadies}. [Shortened from toadeater.] 1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant. [1913 Webster] Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were all toadies and humbugs.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toady — Toad y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toadied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toadying}.] To fawn upon with mean sycophancy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toady — index pander, truckle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
toady — (n.) servile parasite, 1826, apparently shortened from toad eater fawning flatterer (1742), originally referring to the assistant of a charlatan, who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the … Etymology dictionary
toady — ► NOUN (pl. toadies) ▪ a person who behaves obsequiously towards others. ► VERB (toadies, toadied) ▪ act obsequiously. ORIGIN said to be from toad eater, a charlatan s assistant who ate toads (regarded as poisonous) as a demonstration of the… … English terms dictionary
toady — I UK [ˈtəʊdɪ] / US [ˈtoʊdɪ] noun [countable] Word forms toady : singular toady plural toadies showing disapproval someone who pretends to like a rich or important person in order to get some advantage from them II UK [ˈtəʊdɪ] / US [ˈtoʊdɪ] verb… … English dictionary
toady — toad·y (tō’dē) n. pl. toad·ies ▸ A person who flatters or defers to others for self serving reasons; a sycophant. tr. & intr.v. toad·ied, toad·y·ing, toad·ies ▸ To be a toady to or behave like a toady. See Synonyms at FAWN(Cf. ↑fawn)1 … Word Histories