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1 flattery
noun (insincere praise.) adulação* * *flat.ter.y[fl'ætəri] n 1 lisonja, adulação, bajulação. 2 louvor insincero. -
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3 flattery
noun (insincere praise.) lisonja, adulação -
4 self-flattery
self-flat.ter.y[self fl'ætəri] n gabarolice, autogabação, auto-elogio. -
5 cajole
[kə'‹əul](to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) persuadir* * *ca.jole[kədʒ'oul] vt+vi 1 persuadir, induzir, atrair ou conseguir com lisonjas ou falsas promessas. 2 bajular, lisonjear, adular. to cajole somebody out of something induzir alguém a desistir de alguma coisa. -
6 coax
[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) persuadir* * *[kouks] vt+vi 1 persuadir, influenciar com palavras lisonjeiras, adular. 2 obter mediante lisonja. he coaxed her out of her money ele tirou-lhe o dinheiro com sua lábia. he coaxed it out of me sl ele me levou no bico. -
7 compliment
1. ['kompləmənt] noun(an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) gentileza2. [kompli'ment] verb(to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) elogiar- with compliments* * *com.pli.ment[k'ɔmplimənt] n 1 cumprimento, elogio, expressão de cortesia. he paid me a compliment / ele fez-me um elogio. 2 cumprimentos, saudações, recomendações. 3 homenagens. • [k'ɔmpliment] vt 1 cumprimentar, saudar. 2 felicitar, congratular. 3 lisonjear, elogiar. he did me the compliment of coming to me ele deu-me a honra de sua visita. in compliment to him em sua honra. to fish for compliment afetar modéstia para provocar elogios. to return a compliment retribuir uma gentileza. with my compliments com minhas saudações. with the compliments of the season com os melhores votos para as festas (de Natal, de Páscoa). -
8 flatter
['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) adular2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) favorecer3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) ter peneiras de•- flattery* * *flat.ter1[fl'ætə] n assentador, alisador.————————flat.ter2[fl'ætə] vt+vi 1 lisonjear, elogiar com excesso, incensar, exaltar, bajular, adular, cortejar. he was flattered / ele sentiu-se lisonjeado. 2 gabar por interesse próprio, persuadir com lisonjas, engabelar, animar, estimular. I flatter myself that / creio que, alimento a esperança ou a ilusão de que. I flatter myself on / posso gabar-me de ou ufanar-me de. 3 causar prazer, agradar a, satisfazer, encantar, deleitar. -
9 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) chegar a2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) estender a mão4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender-se2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) extensão* * *[ri:tʃ] n 1 distância que se pode alcançar ou atingir, alcance. 2 limite de alcance, extensão, distância. 3 escopo, desígnio. 4 ação de agarrar, apanhar, estender. 5 eixo de ligação. 6 braço (de rio) entre duas voltas. 7 poder, faculdade, capacidade. • vt+vi 1 alcançar, atingir, chegar a. he reached toward the door / moveu-se em direção à porta. I cannot reach the top of the wall / não alcanço a parte superior do muro. radio reaches millions / o rádio alcança milhões. the power of Rome reached to the end of the known world / o poder de Roma atingiu todos os recantos do mundo conhecido. 2 obter, conseguir. 3 estender(-se), estirar, passar, dar. will you reach me that book? / quer passar-me aquele livro? 4 apanhar, agarrar. he reached for his gun / apanhou, agarrou o seu revólver (espingarda). 5 penetrar. 6 tocar, influenciar, impressionar. men are reached by flattery / os homens são sensíveis à lisonja. 7 fazer esforços para. he reached after one of the prizes / ele se esforçou para obter um dos prêmios. 8 tornar-se acessível. as far as the eye can reach tão longe quanto a vista alcança. beyond reach fora de alcance. out of one’s reach fora de alcance. the reach of the mind o alcance, o poder das faculdades mentais. to reach for the rope estender o braço para apanhar a corda. to reach forth /out one’s hand estender a mão. to reach into penetrar. to reach the end of a book chegar ao fim de um livro. to reach the heart tocar no coração. to reach to atingir, perfazer. within the reach of a gunshot à distância de um tiro de espingarda. -
10 servile
(excessively obedient or respectful: servile obedience/flattery.) servil- servility* * *ser.vile[s'ə:vail; s'ə:vəl] adj 1 servil. 2 relativo a escravo ou servo. 3 humilde. -
11 smarmy
(over-respectful and inclined to use flattery: I can't bear his smarmy manner.) bajulador* * *smarm.y[sm'a:mi] adj Brit coll bajulador, untuoso. -
12 curry favour
( with with) (to seek (a) favour by flattery: She's currying favour with the boss.) adular -
13 cut no ice
(to have no effect: This sort of flattery cuts no ice with me.) -
14 make up to
(to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc: She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.) agradar -
15 cajole
[kə'‹əul](to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) persuadir -
16 coax
[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) persuadir -
17 compliment
1. ['kompləmənt] noun(an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) cumprimento, elogio2. [kompli'ment] verb(to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) cumprimentar- with compliments -
18 curry favour
( with with) (to seek (a) favour by flattery: She's currying favour with the boss.) tentar cair nas boas graças -
19 cut no ice
(to have no effect: This sort of flattery cuts no ice with me.) não fazer efeito -
20 flatter
['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) adular2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) incensar3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) gabar(-se)•- flattery
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