Servil in english

Servile

pronunciation: sɜrvəl part of speech: adjective
In gestures

servil = subservient ; menial ; obsequious ; sycophantic. 

Example: Feminists have also indicated the demeaning and subservient features which characterise working relations between women and men as subordinates and superiors at work.Example: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks.Example: It was equally embarrassing to see her behave in such an obsequious manner.Example: I am prepared to admit that I'm a phoney, sycophantic arse-kisser.

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» en tono servilgrovelling [groveling, -USA] .

Example: In a grovelling phone call to a national TV station the crazed Libyan dicator claimed he had no real power and was merely a figure.

» trabajo servilmenial labourmenial workmenial job .

Example: Many children end up being sold and trafficked to work in brothels or become trapped into menial labour, without means of escape.

Example: Tens of thousands of graduates are accepting menial jobs as bosses want employees to have a degree for menial work.

Example: Tens of thousands of graduates are accepting menial jobs as bosses want employees to have a degree for menial work.

Servil synonyms

obsequious in spanish: servil, pronunciation: əbsikwiəs part of speech: adjective subservient in spanish: subordinado, pronunciation: səbsɜrviənt part of speech: adjective submissive in spanish: sumiso, pronunciation: səbmɪsɪv part of speech: adjective slavish in spanish: servil, pronunciation: sleɪvɪʃ part of speech: adjective slavelike in spanish: como una sierva, pronunciation: sleɪvlaɪk part of speech: adjective
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