fawn

fawn
I fo:n noun
1) (a young deer.) cervato
2) ((also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) beige, color pardo claro

II fo:n verb
1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) hacer carantoñas a alguien
2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) adular, lisonjear
fawn
tr[fɔːn]
noun
1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL cervato
2 (colour) beige nombre masculino, color nombre masculino café claro
adjective
1 beige, de color café claro
fawn ['fɔn] vi
: adular, lisonjear
fawn n
: cervato m
fawn
n.
• cervato s.m.
• color de cervato s.m.
v.
• adular v.
• gitanear v.
• lisonjear v.

I fɔːn
noun
1) c (young deer) cervato m
2) u (color) beige m, beis m (Esp); (before n) <sweater, coat> beige adj inv, beis adj inv (Esp)

II
intransitive verb
a) (flatter)

to fawn ON somebody — \<\<person\>\> (pej) adular or lisonjear a alguien

b) fawning pres p adulador

I [fɔːn]
1. N
1) (Zool) cervato m
2) (=colour) pardo m claro
2.
ADJ de color pardo claro

II
[fɔːn]
VI

to fawn (up)on sb — [animal] hacer carantoñas a algn; (fig) [person] adular or lisonjear a algn

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I [fɔːn]
noun
1) c (young deer) cervato m
2) u (color) beige m, beis m (Esp); (before n) <sweater, coat> beige adj inv, beis adj inv (Esp)

II
intransitive verb
a) (flatter)

to fawn ON somebody — \<\<person\>\> (pej) adular or lisonjear a alguien

b) fawning pres p adulador

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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