"Uriah Heep" meaning in Anglais

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Proper name

IPA: \jʊˈraɪə hiːp\
  1. Personnage du roman David Copperfield de Charles Dickens (1850), stéréotype du béni-oui-oui.
    Sense id: fr-Uriah_Heep-en-name-nA2TPzqV Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Lexique en anglais de la littérature Topics: literature
  2. Groupe de hard rock britannique créé en 1969.
    Sense id: fr-Uriah_Heep-en-name-nlN~dZ5s Categories (other): Lexique en anglais du metal, Lexique en anglais du rock
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Noms propres en anglais, Anglais

Noun

IPA: \jʊˈraɪə hiːp\ Forms: Uriah Heeps [plural]
  1. Béni-oui-oui, personne servile et obséquieuse à l'image du personnage du roman.
    Sense id: fr-Uriah_Heep-en-noun-ctW7i3Ei Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bootlicker, brown noser, yes man Derived forms: Uriah Heepish, Uriah Heepishness Related terms: obsequious, sycophant

Verb

IPA: \jʊˈraɪə hiːp\ Forms: to Uriah Heep [infinitive], Uriah Heeps [present, third-person, singular], Uriah Heeped [preterite], Uriah Heeped [participle, past], Uriah Heeping [participle, present]
  1. Se comporter de manière obséquieuse et servile. Être un béni-oui-oui.
    Sense id: fr-Uriah_Heep-en-verb-IOaxH~6o Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brownnose
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