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подмазвам се — meaning in English

podmazvam se

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English meaning

  • fawn noun A young deer, usually under a year old.
  • grovel verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.
  • ingratiate verb To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.

Senses

подмазвам се is used for these senses in English:

  • grovel (intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
  • ingratiate (reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
  • soft-soap (informal, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.

fawn — full definition

  1. noun A young deer, usually under a year old.
  2. noun A light yellowish-brown colour.
  3. verb To seek approval or favour through excessive flattery or servile behaviour.

grovel — full definition

  1. verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.
  2. verb To act with exaggerated humility or flattery toward someone, especially to win their favor or forgiveness.

Related Bulgarian words