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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespuxa-saco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈpu.ʃa ˈsa.ku/
"Ele conseguiu a promoção apenas por ser um puxa-saco do gerente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
"The CEO was surrounded by sycophants who praised every ridiculous idea he suggested." - 2
A flatterer; a parasite who fawns upon powerful individuals.
"She despised the political sycophants who changed their opinions solely to please the party leader."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek 'sykophantēs', originally meaning 'one who shows the fig' or an informer, eventually evolving through Latin into English by the 16th century to denote a servile flatterer who seeks advantage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sycophant" is said worldwide
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flatteur
Transliteration: /fla.tœʁ/
"Il est entouré de flatteurs qui l'approuvent sans cesse."
Schmeichler
Transliteration: /ˈʃmaɪ̯çlɐ/
"Der Chef war von lauter Schmeichlern umgeben."
ruffiano
Transliteration: /rufˈfja.no/
"Non sopporto i ruffiano che cercano sempre di compiacere il capo."
chupamedias
Transliteration: /tʃu.paˈme.djas/
"El director siempre prefería escuchar a los aduladores antes que a los críticos."
puxa-saco
Transliteration: /ˈpu.ʃa ˈsa.ku/
"Ele conseguiu a promoção apenas por ser um puxa-saco do gerente."
चापलूस
Transliteration: chaaploos
"नेताजी हमेशा चापलूसों से घिरे रहते हैं।"
马屁精
Transliteration: mǎ pì jīng
"老板讨厌只会阿谀奉承的马屁精。"
아첨꾼
Transliteration: acheomkkun
"그는 사내에서 대표적인 아첨꾼으로 통한다."
お世辞屋
Transliteration: osejiya
"彼は上司に取り入るためのお世辞屋にすぎない。"
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