flunkey in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flunkey in the English»Spanish Dictionary

flunkey <pl flunkeys or flunkies> [Am ˈfləŋki, Brit ˈflʌŋki] N

flunkey → flunky

See also flunky

flunky <pl flunkies> [Am ˈfləŋki, Brit ˈflʌŋki], flunkey N

1. flunky (footman):

flunky pej

lacayo m

2. flunky (henchman):

flunky pej

esbirro m pej

flunky <pl flunkies> [Am ˈfləŋki, Brit ˈflʌŋki], flunkey N

1. flunky (footman):

flunky pej

lacayo m

2. flunky (henchman):

flunky pej

esbirro m pej

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although he owned several properties worth millions, both here and abroad, alongside a posse of bodyguards and flunkeys, his domestic life was increasingly unhappy.

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But did he really have to travel with this sort of presidential-style entourage and an army of party flunkeys?

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If you offended a captain of industry, a flunkey would invite you over to a lavish lunch with him so that he could tell you how marvellous he was.

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The flunkey who bought them had not taken the obvious precaution of dragging them through a slurry pit first, or distressing them with horse manure.

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Both flunkeys regarded us severely.

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Are we entertainers, public servants, speakers of truth to power or flunkeys on the outer edges of celebrity culture?

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By the end he was incapable of understanding the script his flunkeys gave him to read out.

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