WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
toady⇒ vi | pejorative (behave obsequiously) (figurado, coloquial) | lamer botas loc verb |
| (figurado, coloquial) | chupando medias loc verb |
| I can't stand Kate; she's always toadying. |
toady to [sb] vi + prep | pejorative (behave obsequiously to) | lamer las botas loc verb |
| (MX, coloquial) | hacer la barba loc verb |
| (MX, SV, HN, coloquial) | lambisconear⇒ vtr |
| (ES) | hacer la pelota loc verb |
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| Don't trust a word that Frank says; he toadies to Kevin and will report everything you say. |
| No creas nada que diga Frank, le lame las botas a Kevin y le dirá todo lo que digas. |
toady n | pejorative (obsequious person) (ES) | pelotillero, pelotillera nm, nf |
| (AR) | chupamedias n amb inv |
| (SV, HN, MX, coloquial) | lambiscón, lambiscona nm, nf |
| (MX, coloquial) | barbero, barbera nm, nf |
| Patrick is a toady who doesn't think for himself. |
| Patrick es un pelotillero que no piensa por sí mismo. |
'toady' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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