Translation falls especially short of this conceit which carries the whole flamboyance of the Spanish language. It was intended as an obsequious flattery of the Condesa, and was untrue.
disapproval If you describe someone as obsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them. Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a labouring man. = servile + obsequiously ob·se·qui·ous·ly He smiled and bowed obsequiously to Winger. + obsequiousness ob·se·qui·ous·ness I told him to get lost and leave me alone and his tone quickly changed from obsequiousness to outright anger. very eager to please or agree with people who are powerful - used in order to show disapproval = servile (obsequiosus, from obsequium , from obsequi , from sequi )