"servile" meaning in French

See servile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɛʁ.vil/ Forms: serviles [plural]
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  1. servile, slavish, subservient Related terms: serf, servilement, servilité, servir

Inflected forms

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