congraciar
Ambas expresiones de auto-denigración que parecen derivar en último caso de Montaigne, congracian al hablante con sus oyentes puesto que implican que el místico, como su receptor, tiene debilidades humanas. | Both forms of self-denigration, which appear to derive ultimately from Montaigne, ingratiate the speaker with his listeners, for they imply that the sage, like the listener, has human weaknesses. |
Muchos líderes sindicales concluyen que hay que abandonar las luchas, o por lo menos posponerlas, mientras se congracian con los políticos esperando conseguir algunos derechos obreros más. | Many trade union leaders draw the conclusion that struggles have to be abandoned, or at least postponed, while they ingratiate themselves with politicians in the hope of winning a few more workers' rights. |
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