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Summary

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brownnose:
- Wiktionary:
  brownnose → flagorner, lécher les bottes, cirer les pompes, lécher le cul
  brown-nose → lécher les bottes, lécher le cul
- Synonyms for "brown-nose":
  butter up; flatter; blandish

English

Detailed Translations for brownnose from English to French

brownnose: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

brown: brun; bronzé; hâlé; tanné; bronzer; brunir; non épluché
nose: nez; bec; bec verseur; fouiller; flairer; fureter; fouiner; fourrer le nez dans; couronne

Spelling Suggestions for: brownnose

brownness; browse

brown-nose:

Translation Matrix for brown-nose:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	butter up

Synonyms for "brown-nose":

butter up; flatter; blandish

Related Definitions for "brown-nose":

flatter with the intention of getting something¹

Wiktionary Translations for brown-nose:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• brown-nose	→ lécher les bottes; lécher le cul	↔ in den Arsch kriechen — sich Menschen mit einem übertrieben freundlichen Wohlwollen unterwerfen, um sich eigene Vorteile zu verschaffen oder zu sichern; vor keiner Erniedrigung zurückschrecken

Wiktionary Translations for brownnose:

brownnose

verb

to flatter in obsequious manner
- brownnose → flagorner; lécher les bottes; cirer les pompes; lécher le cul

brownnose

verb

vulg|fr flagorner, flatter servilement.
- lécher le cul → brownnose; kiss ass

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