How is the word Пресмыкаться translated from Russian to English

Вести себя чрезмерно смиренно или покорно, чтобы угодить кому-то

Behave with excessive humility or servility to please someone

verb
English translation
grovel

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  • Он начал унижаться перед своим начальником, постоянно извиняясь за ошибку. He began to grovel before his boss, apologizing repeatedly for the mistake.

  • Ему пришлось подлизываться к начальнику, чтобы получить выходной. He had to grovel to his boss just to get a day off.

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How is “Пресмыкаться” translated from Russian?
“Пресмыкаться” translates into English as “grovel”. Add this word to your VibeLing vocabulary and lock it in with spaced repetition.
What does “Пресмыкаться” mean?
Meaning of “Пресмыкаться”: Вести себя чрезмерно смиренно или покорно, чтобы угодить кому-то In English — “grovel”.
What part of speech is “Пресмыкаться”?
“Пресмыкаться” is a verb.
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