brown-nose in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brown-nose in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brown-nose [Brit, Am ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz] N Am inf

brown-nose

leccapiedi mf

brown-nose

leccaculo mf

II.brown-nose [Brit, Am ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz] VB trans

brown-nose

leccare i piedi, il culo a

Translations for brown-nose in the Italian»English Dictionary

lecchino (lecchina) [lekˈkino] (lecchina) N m (f)

lecchino (lecchina)

brown-nose(r) vulg sl

lecchino (lecchina)

fawner

leccapiedi <pl leccapiedi> [lekkaˈpjɛdi] N mf pej

leccapiedi

bootlicker

leccapiedi

fawner

leccapiedi

crawler

leccapiedi

toady

leccapiedi

brown-nose(r) Am

fare il leccapiedi

to be smarmy, to crawl, to suck up

I.leccare [lekˈkare] VB trans

1. leccare (con la lingua):

leccare persona, animale: cucchiaio, piatto, parte del corpo

to lick

leccare animale: latte, acqua

to lap

lecca(ti) la crema che hai sulle dita

lick the cream off your fingers

Iago ha leccato tutto quello che restava nella ciotola

Iago has licked his bowl clean

il cane mi lecca la mano

the dog is licking my hand

2. leccare (migliorare) inf:

leccare opera

to polish

3. leccare (adulare):

leccare fig

to fawn on

leccare persona

to brown-nose

II.leccarsi VB refl

1. leccarsi (con la lingua):

leccarsi le dita

to lick one's fingers

leccarsi le dita fig

to lick one's chops

leccarsi le labbra or i baffi

to lick one's chops

2. leccarsi (farsi bello):

leccarsi fig

to do oneself up

III.leccare [lekˈkare]

leccare i piedi a qn

to lick sb's boots, to suck up to sb

leccare il culo a qn vulg sl

to kiss or lick sb's arse Brit vulg sl

leccare il culo a qn vulg sl

to kiss or lick sb's ass Am vulg sl

leccare il culo a qn vulg sl

to brown-nose sb

-rsi le ferite

to lick one's wounds

culo [ˈkulo] N m inf

1. culo (posteriore):

culo

bottom

culo

buttocks pl

culo

bum Brit

culo

arse Brit vulg sl

culo

ass Am vulg sl

l'ho preso a calci nel culo

I kicked him in the arse

2. culo (ano):

culo

shithole vulg sl

culo

arsehole Brit vulg sl

culo

asshole Am vulg sl

3. culo (fondo):

culo (di bottiglia ecc.)

bottom

4. culo (omosessuale):

culo offens

queer Brit offens

culo offens

poof Brit offens

culo offens

faggot Am offens

5. culo (fortuna):

culo

luck

avere culo

to be lucky

una botta di culo

a stroke of luck

che culo (che hai)!

you lucky bastard! you lucky dog! what a fluke!

vincere per puro culo

to be a fluk(e)y winner

essere culo e camicia con qn

to be hand in glove with sb

essere culo e camicia con qn

to be pally with sb Brit

prendersela nel culo

to be fucked (up) or buggered vulg sl

muovere, alzare il culo (sbrigarsi)

to move one's or haul ass vulg sl

muovi il culo!

get off or shift your arse! vulg sl

leccare il culo a qn

to lick sb's boots or arse vulgar sl, to kiss sb's ass, vulgar sl , to brown-nose sb

in culo alla balena! (per augurare buona fortuna)

break a leg!

va' a dar via il culo, va' a fare in culo! vulg sl

fuck you! fuck off! kiss my ass! vulg sl

ficcatelo su per il culo!

stick it up your ass! vulg sl

avere una faccia da, di culo (essere sfrontato)

to have a cheek or a nerve

fare il culo a qn (sgridare)

to give sb a bollocking Brit vulg sl

fare il culo a qn (sconfiggere)

to piss on sb Brit vulg sl

farsi il culo, un culo così

to work one's ass off vulg sl , guts out

farsi il culo a fare

to bust one's ass doing sth, to break one's balls to do vulg sl

metterla nel culo a qn vulg sl

to con sb

prendere per il culo qn

to take the piss out of sb, to bull(shit) sb, to fuck sb about or around vulg sl

mi stai prendendo per il culo?

are you shitting? vulg sl

essere col culo per terra

to be broke or penniless

stare sul culo a qn

to get up sb's nose

mi sta sul culo

I hate his guts

in culo ai lupi casa:

in the back of beyond

brown-nose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brown-nose in the English»Italian Dictionary

brownnose [ˈbraʊn·ˌnoʊz] VB trans inf

brownnose

leccare i piedi a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I call it an inability to brown-nose.

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You go ice-skating together, brown-nose each other's parents, host try-hard drinks parties, exchange twee personalised gifts and generally nauseate everyone by being full of happiness, hygge and hugs.

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They only admitted those who refused to brown-nose the leadership for a promotion.

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