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Record 1 2022-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

[The] effort to win the liking and approval of other people, especially by deliberate impression management.

CONT

One form of ingratiation involves demonstrating that you admire and respect a person, and that you value their opinions. ... Another form of ingratiation is building the esteem of a subject, often through flattery ... Many people are incredibly concerned with the impression that they make on others and are keen to make a positive first impression with strangers. Such reputation management is yet another ingratiation strategy: by placing emphasis on [their] positive attributes rather than [their] weaknesses, people try to present their most amiable qualities to others, in order to gain their favor.

OBS

Ingratiation is usually regarded as strategic, insincere, and manipulative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
CONT

De la perspective du candidat, [les chercheurs] ont vérifié si l'insinuation [...], type de comportements stratégiques déployés par les candidats destinés à influencer autrui au sujet du niveau d'attrait de leurs qualités personnelles, était l'un des antécédents de l'appariement personne-organisation, ce qui n'est pas le cas.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

An oblique remark or indirect suggestion, usu. of a derogatory nature.

CONT

To lawyer and layman alike, all types of secondary meaning have come to be known as "innuendos" ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
DEF

Déclaration dont la portée peut être constitutive de diffamation en raison de son sens caché.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
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Record 3 2015-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
  • Legal Actions
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

The part of a pleading in an action for libel that explains words spoken or written that are the basis of the action, thereby attaching to those words their proper meaning.

Key term(s)
  • innuendo in pleading

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
  • Actions en justice
  • Droit des délits (common law)
DEF

Précision apportée dans une plaidoirie en diffamation au sujet de mots dont le contenu diffamatoire n'est pas immédiatement apparent.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

... sleek styling, unique fabrics and compelling color combinations that create a blend of vintage undertones with hints of future direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
CONT

"une insinuation malveillante à mon endroit"

Spanish

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