Meaning of pousafoles | Babel Free

Definitions

1. counter or stand for resting a load
   feminine, invariable, masculine
2. a supporting person
   by-personal-gender, feminine, figuratively, invariable, masculine
3. sycophant
   by-personal-gender, derogatory, feminine, figuratively, invariable, masculine
4. a clumsy, sluggish person
   by-personal-gender, derogatory, feminine, figuratively, invariable, masculine

Examples

“—Ben, home, ben; ti xuzgas que fixeche unha gran cousa, pois velaí tes como vives enganado. Os argallás e pousafoles a quen lembras, ouvirán o que falas, como quen oi ouvear os lobos de lonxe.”

«Good luck with this; you consider that you have made a great deed but, behold, you are living a lie. The machinators and sycophants you remember will hear what you say as the ones who hear the wolves howling in the distance.»

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