obsequious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for obsequious in the English»French Dictionary

obsequious [Brit əbˈsiːkwɪəs, Am əbˈsikwiəs] ADJ

obsequious

obséquieux/-ieuse, servile (to, towards devant)

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obséquieux (obséquieuse)

obsequious

être poli jusqu'à l'obséquiosité

to be polite to the point of obsequiousness, to be so polite as to be obsequious

obsequious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for obsequious in the English»French Dictionary

obsequious [əbˈsi:kwɪəs] ADJ pej form

obsequious

obséquieux(-euse)

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obséquieux (-euse)

obsequious

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English

And it helps that journalists can often be craven and obsequious and desperate for access.

www.cbc.ca

Is it possible to be both obsequious and critical at the same time?

hyperallergic.com

They either don't care or have fallen for the obsequious behaviour of the bad employees, who'll make sure you'll never gain their favour.

www.lifehacker.com.au

The programs were conventionally obsequious in their treatment of the nation's dead.

www.theage.com.au

He's fine as an actor, but as himself he seems mannered and just a little obsequious.

www.independent.co.uk

House-elves are generally obedient, pliant, and obsequious; and when enslaved, wear discarded items like pillowcases and tea-towels.

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This obsequious compliment is scarcely to be taken seriously.

en.wikipedia.org

This was followed by obsequious hyper-ventilating discourses and finally the "neo" and "post" movements.

theconversation.com

He's like the world's most insistent salesman, uninhibitedly obsequious and overeager to please, who's selling nothing but the milk of human kindness.

www.newyorker.com

Easy to do when you set up a self-reinforcing loop of obsequious flattery within your enterprise and cherry-pick external praise from the media.

www.itworld.com