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YES MAN [2 records]

Record 1 1981-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

A person who indicates indiscriminating approval of every suggestion or opinion offered by his superior; servile sycophant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Personne d'une abjecte servilité.

CONT

Les nouveaux élus [...] amènent dans leurs bagages un «staff», une équipe composée de véritables conseillers et de porte-coton, qu'ils étoffent sur place [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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