servile

[US]/ˈsɜːvaɪl/
[UK]/ˈsɜːrvl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. excessivement soumis; manquant d'indépendance en tant que serviteur.
Word Forms
Plurielserviles

Example Sentences

be servile to sb.

être servile envers quelqu'un

servile flattery and submission.

flatteurs serviles et soumission.

servile to public opinion

servile envers l'opinion publique

He is servile to his boss.

Il est servile envers son patron.

An honest judge cannot be servile to public opinion.

Un juge honnête ne peut pas être servile envers l'opinion publique.

bowing his head in a servile manner.

s'inclinait la tête d'une manière servile.

servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work.

tâches serviles telles que le nettoyage des sols et le travail à la grange.

The once servile peasants turned against the cruel king.

Les paysans autrefois serviles se sont retournés contre le roi cruel.

2332 What weakness is it that you can never tolerate?---Sycophancy and servile flattery.

2332 Quelle faiblesse ne pouvez-vous jamais tolérer ?---La flatterie et la bassesse.

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