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心神不定
to lick somebody's boots

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
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lèche [lɛʃ] N f

1. lèche (flatterie):

lèche inf
bootlicking inf
lèche inf
apple-polishing Am inf
faire de la lèche
to be a bootlicker inf
faire de la lèche
to be an apple-polisher Am inf
faire de la lèche à qn
to lick sb's boots inf

2. lèche ART (touche):

lèche
tiny brush-stroke

I. lèche-bottes, lèche-botte <pl lèche-bottes> [lɛʃbɔt] inf N mf

lèche-bottes
bootlicker inf
lèche-bottes
apple-polisher Am inf

II. lèche-bottes, lèche-botte <pl lèche-bottes> [lɛʃbɔt] inf N m

lèche-bottes
bootlicking inf
lèche-bottes
apple-polishing Am inf
faire du lèche-bottes
to be a bootlicker inf
faire du lèche-bottes
to be an apple-polisher Am inf

lèche-vitrines, lèche-vitrine <pl lèche-vitrines> [lɛʃvitʀin] N m

lèche-vitrines
window-shopping
faire du lèche-vitrines
to go window-shopping

I. lécher [leʃe] VB trans

1. lécher (avec la langue):

lécher cuillère, assiette
to lick
lèche la crème que tu as sur les doigts
lick the cream off your fingers
il a léché tout ce qui restait dans l'assiette/le bol
he's licked the plate/bowl clean

2. lécher (effleurer):

lécher flamme:
to lick
lécher mer:
to lap against

3. lécher (peaufiner) inf:

lécher œuvre
to polish
traduction léchée
polished translation

4. lécher inf:

lécher les vitrines
to go window-shopping

II. se lécher VB refl

se lécher refl:

se lécher les doigts
to lick one's fingers

III. lécher [leʃe]

lécher les bottes inf de qn
to lick sb's boots inf
lécher les bottes inf de qn
to brown-nose sb Am sl
lécher le cul vulg sl à qn
to lick sb's arse Brit vulg sl
lécher le cul vulg sl à qn
to kiss sb's ass Am vulg sl

I. lèche-cul <pl lèche-cul, lèche-culs> [lɛʃky] vulg sl N mf

lèche-cul
arse-licker Brit vulg sl
lèche-cul
ass-kisser Am vulg sl

II. lèche-cul <pl lèche-cul, lèche-culs> [lɛʃky] vulg sl N m

lèche-cul
arse-licking Brit vulg sl
lèche-cul
ass-kissing Am vulg sl
faire du lèche-cul
to be an arse-licker Brit vulg sl
faire du lèche-cul
to kiss ass Am vulg sl
English
English
French
French
brown-nose
lèche-cul mf inv sl
brown-nose
lèche-bottes mf inv inf
brown-nose
lécher les bottes de inf
bootlicker
lèche-bottes mf inv
arse-licker
lèche-cul sl
kiss ass
lèche-cul vulg sl
ass-kisser
lèche-cul sl

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
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lèche [lɛʃ] N f inf

faire de la lèche à qn
to lick sb's boots

lèche-botte <lèche-bottes> [lɛʃbɔt] N mf inf

lèche-botte
bootlicker

lèche-vitrines [lɛʃvitʀin] N m sans pl

lèche-vitrines
window shopping
faire du lèche-vitrines
to go window shopping

lèche-cul <lèche-culs> [lɛʃky] N mf vulg

lèche-cul
arse-licker Brit
lèche-cul
ass kisser Am

I. lécher [leʃe] VB trans

lécher assiette, cuillère, bol, plat
to lick (clean)
lécher visage, glace
to lick
lécher lait
to lap up

II. lécher [leʃe] VB refl

se lécher les lèvres
to lick one's lips
English
English
French
French
sycophant
lèche-bottes mf inf
crawler
lèche-botte mf
soft soap
lèche-botte mf
soft soap
lécher les bottes à
window-shopping
lèche-vitrines m
to go window-shopping
faire du lèche-vitrines
toady
lèche-botte mf
to toady to sb
faire du lèche-botte à qn
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English

lèche [lɛʃ] N f inf

faire de la lèche à qn
to lick sb's boots

lèche-vitrines [lɛʃvitʀin] N m sans pl

lèche-vitrines
window shopping
faire du lèche-vitrines
to go window shopping

lèche-botte <lèche-bottes> [lɛʃbɔt] N mf inf

lèche-botte
bootlicker

lèche-cul <lèche-culs> [lɛʃky] N mf vulg

lèche-cul
ass kisser
lèche-cul
brownnoser

I. lécher [leʃe] VB trans

lécher assiette, cuillère, bol, plat
to lick (clean)
lécher visage, glace
to lick
lécher lait
to lap up

II. lécher [leʃe] VB refl

se lécher les lèvres
to lick one's lips
English
English
French
French
sycophant
lèche-bottes mf inf
soft soap
lèche-botte mf
soft soap
lécher les bottes à
window shopping
lèche-vitrines m
to go window shopping
faire du lèche-vitrines
toady
lèche-botte mf
to toady to sb
faire du lèche-botte à qn
to give lip service to sb
faire du lèche-botte à qn
Présent
jelèche
tulèches
il/elle/onlèche
nousléchons
vousléchez
ils/elleslèchent
Imparfait
jeléchais
tuléchais
il/elle/onléchait
nousléchions
vousléchiez
ils/ellesléchaient
Passé simple
jeléchai
tuléchas
il/elle/onlécha
nousléchâmes
vousléchâtes
ils/ellesléchèrent
Futur simple
jelècherai
tulècheras
il/elle/onlèchera
nouslècherons
vouslècherez
ils/elleslècheront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

faire du lèche-vitrines
to go window shopping
ours mal léché inf
grumpy so-and-so
faire de la lèche à qn
to lick sb's boots
se lécher les lèvres
to lick one's lips
shopaholic
personne qui adore faire du lèche-vitrine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Les ours dans la forêt, dessin rehaussé de 35 sur 42 cm.
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L'ours les informe qu'aucun humain n'est autorisé sur l'île par décision du roi.
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À ces mots, l'Ours s'en va dans la forêt prochaine.
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Il est ainsi prouvé que c'est bien cet ours brun qui a attaqué la famille Ōta.
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De ce fait, il tire en l'air pour faire fuir l'ours.
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