подли́за — meaning in English
podliza
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English meaning
- adulator noun Someone who praises or flatters another person far too much.
- flatterer noun Someone who praises others excessively or insincerely to win their favour.
- flunkey noun A servant, especially one in uniform, who works in someone's household.
- sycophant noun Someone who flatters a powerful person constantly in order to gain favour from them.
- toady noun Someone who flatters and fawns over others, especially those in power, to gain favor.
Senses
подли́за is used for these senses in English:
- adulator One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
- flatterer One who flatters.
- flunkey An unpleasant, snobby or cringeworthy person.
- sycophant One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
- toady A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
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