servile
01
servil, smickrande
very keen to please and obey others
Exempel
His servile behavior toward the manager made his colleagues uncomfortable.
Hans servila beteende mot chefen gjorde hans kollegor obekväma.
Always eager to win favor, she adopted a servile attitude around her superiors.
Alltid ivrig att vinna favör, antog hon en servil attityd runt sina överordnade.
02
slavisk, underdånig
associated with or characteristic of a slave
Exempel
The servile conditions in which the workers lived were a grim reminder of historical injustices.
De tjänstvilliga förhållandena under vilka arbetarna levde var en dyster påminnelse om historiska orättvisor.
Living under servile restrictions, they had no autonomy over their own lives.
Levande under trälaraktiga begränsningar, hade de ingen autonomi över sina egna liv.
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