cirer les pompes

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, “to wax the shoes”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /si.ʁe le pɔ̃p/
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Verb

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cirer les pompes

  1. (informal, figuratively) to suck up, to flatter

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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