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  • 1 flatter

    ['flætə]
    1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) saldliežuvauti, meilikauti
    2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) (pa)gražinti
    3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) džiaugtis, jausti pasitenkinimą
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    - flattery

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > flatter

  • 2 butter up

    (to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one.) pataikauti, įsiteikti

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > butter up

  • 3 compliment

    1. ['kompləmənt] noun
    (an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) komplimentas, pagyrimas
    2. [kompli'ment] verb
    (to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) (pa)girti
    - with compliments

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > compliment

  • 4 fawn

    I [fo:n] noun
    1) (a young deer.) elniukas
    2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) gelsvai rudas
    II [fo:n] verb
    1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) vizginti uodegą, gerintis
    2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) pataikauti, šunuodegauti

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > fawn

  • 5 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) ritinys, rulonas
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bandelė
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) ritinėjimasis
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) sūpavimas
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) dundėjimas
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) rievė
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) tratėjimas
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) pa(si)risti, nusiristi
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) risti(s), ridenti
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) (su)vynioti
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) pa(si)versti, vartytis, voliotis
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) suvolioti
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) susukti, suvynioti
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) kočioti, voluoti
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) sūpuotis
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) dundėti, griaudėti
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) vartyti, išversti
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) važiuoti, riedėti
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) riedėti, plaukti
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) bėgti, eiti
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) važinėtis riedučiais
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) sąrašas

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > roll

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  • flatter — [ flate ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XIIe; aussi flater, flatir « jeter à plat »; du frq. °flat « plat » I ♦ A ♦ (Sujet personne; compl. être animé) 1 ♦ Louer excessivement ou faussement (qqn), pour plaire, séduire. ⇒ aduler, encenser,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Flatter — Flat ter (fl[a^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla[eth]ra to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter}, {Flutter}, {Flattery}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flatter — Flat ter, v. i. To use flattery or insincere praise. [1913 Webster] If it may stand him more in stead to lie, Say and unsay, feign, flatter, or adjure. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flatter — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. flater to flatter (13c.), originally stroke with the hand, caress, from Frankish *flat palm, flat of the hand (see FLAT (Cf. flat) (adj.)). [O]ne of many onomatopoeic verbs beginning with fl and denoting unsteady or… …   Etymology dictionary

  • flatter — [v1] compliment excessively adulate, beslaver, blandish, bootlick*, brownnose*, build up*, butter up*, cajole, cater to, charm, con, court, fawn*, get next to*, glorify, grovel, humor, inveigle, jolly, lay it on thick*, massage, oil*, overpraise …   New thesaurus

  • flatter — ► VERB 1) praise or compliment insincerely, especially to further one s own interests. 2) (usu. be flattered) cause to feel honoured and pleased. 3) (flatter oneself) believe something favourable about oneself, especially something unfounded. 4)… …   English terms dictionary

  • flatter — flatter1 [flat′ər] vt. [ME flateren < OFr flater, to smooth, caress with flat hand < Frank * flat, akin to OHG flaz, FLAT1] 1. to praise too much, untruly, or insincerely, as in order to win favor 2. to try to please, or ingratiate oneself… …   English World dictionary

  • Flatter — Flat ter (fl[a^]t t[ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metal Working) (a) A flat faced fulling hammer. (b) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flatter — index overestimate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Flatter — Flatter,die:dieF.machen:⇨wegschleichen(I) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • flatter — (fla té) v. a. 1°   Caresser par quelque attouchement (sens étymologique et primitif). Flatter un enfant. Flatter un cheval avec la main. Le chien flatte avec la queue. •   Puis, me flattant l épaule, il me fit librement L honneur que d approuver …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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