butter someone up

1 (little/small) foot

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand een voetje geven • give someone a leg up

     voetje vrijen • play footsie

     voetje voor voetje lopen/vooruitkomen • go very slowly/ 〈 aarzelend〉hesitantly, inch along

     voetje voor voetje • inch by inch

¶   een wit voetje bij iemand hebben • be in someone's good books

     bij iemand een wit voetje proberen te halen halen • butter someone up

to butter someone up (US) expr.

to ginger someone up (UK) expr.

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¶   (bij) iemand in het gevlij proberen te komen • butter someone up

     erin slagen (bij) iemand in het gevlij te komen • manage to get into someone's good books

〈 figuurlijk〉 butter someone up, softsoap someone

1 [kleverige vloeistof] syrup ⇒ 〈 suikerstroop〉 treacle

♦voorbeelden:

1   stroop (om iemands mond) smeren • 〈 figuurlijk〉 butter someone up, softsoap someone

"1. mother (The form anne is preferred in Istanbul). 2. mother animal, dam. 3. appellation of respect for elderly women or female saints (used after a name). 4. protector, patroness. 5. principle, main, fundamental, basic. 6. fin. capital, stock; principal. A-m! 1. an informal form of address. 2. Oh my!/Heavens! -sı ağlamak to go through hardship. -sını ağlatmak /ın/ vulg. to give (one) great trouble, give (one) a hard time. -mın ak sütü gibi helal olsun. colloq. You´re welcome to it. - akçe fin. principal. - atardamar anat. aorta. - atardamarsal anat. aortal, aortic. - avrat asfaltta koşmak slang to swear at everybody present. - avrat dümdüz gitmek slang to swear a blue streak. -m avradım olsun. vulg. I swear. - baba parents, father and mother. -m babam! slang Oh dear!/My!/Oh my! - baba bir having the same father and mother. - baba duası almış blessed by his parents. - baba eline bakmak to depend on one´s parents for one´s support. - baba günü pandemonium, tumult, a dangerous or frightening commotion. - baba yavrusu person pampered as a child. -sını bellerim! vulg. I´ll show him! - bir, baba ayrı born of the same mother but of different fathers. - çizgi geom. generatrix. -sı danası colloq. his mother and the rest of the family, the whole bunch. - defter ledger. - direk naut. lower mast. -dan doğma 1. stark naked. 2. from birth, naturally. 3. congenital. -sından doğduğuna pişman 1. feeling very miserable. 2. lazy. -sından doğduğuna pişman etmek /ı/ to make (someone) sorry he has been born. -dan (yeni) doğmuşa dönmek to be restored to happiness, health, freedom from care, and simplicity. - duvar exterior wall. -sından emdiği süt burnundan (fitil fitil) gelmek to go through extreme hardship. - fikir central theme. -sının gözü slang sly, tricky, shifty. - güverte naut. main deck. -n güzel mi? colloq. You think you´re smart, don´t you? - hat main line, trunk line. - hatlar the main lines, the outline. -sının ipini/ipliğini pazara çıkarmış/satmış wicked, vicious. -sı (onu) kadir gecesi doğurmuş. He is very lucky. - kapı main entrance. -sının karnında dokuz ay on gün nasıl durmuş? colloq. He is very impatient. - kız mother and daughter. -sının kızı a daughter just like her mother. -sının körpe kuzusu mother´s pet, sissy. - kubbe the main dome (of a mosque). - kucağı mother´s bosom. - kuzusu 1. very small baby. 2. mother´s pet, sissy. -sının kuzusu mother´s darling. - motif leitmotif. -lar ne doğururmuş! colloq. How wonderful he is! -sının nikâhını istemek to charge an outrageous price. - oğul mother and son. -nın örekesi! vulg. Stuff and nonsense! -sı sarımsak, babası soğan. colloq. He is from an ignorant and backward family. -sını satayım! colloq. 1. What the heck! 2. Damn it! -sını sattığım colloq. darn, damned. -n seni bugün için doğurdu. colloq. This is the day for which you were born: show us what you can do. - sütü breast milk. - tarafından on the mother´s side. - toplardamar anat. vena cava. -sı turp, babası şalgam. colloq. He has a very low and doubtful background. -n yahşi, baban yahşi demek colloq. to butter someone up, flatter and cajole him. - yapı central structure, main building. -sı yerinde (a person) as old as one´s mother. - yüreği a mother´s love."

v/refl (trennb., hat -ge-) pej.: sich ( bei) jemandem anbiedern toady to s.o. umg., ingratiate o.s. with s.o., suck up to s.o. umg.

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to toady

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vr sep (pej)

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▪ sich akk [bei jdm] \anbiedern to curry favour [or AM -or] with sb, to crawl [to sb]

▪ \anbiedernd crawling, ingratiating form

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reflexives Verb (abwertend) curry favour ( bei with)

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anbiedern v/r (trennb, hat -ge-) pej:

sich (bei) jemandem anbiedern toady to sb umg, ingratiate o.s. with sb, suck up to sb umg

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reflexives Verb (abwertend) curry favour ( bei with)

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to butter someone up expr.

to chum up v.

to butter someone up expr.

butter someone up

butter someone up

1  (bread) roll ⇒ bun

♦voorbeelden:

1   een broodje (met) kaas • a cheese roll

     〈 figuurlijk〉 als warme broodjes verkocht worden/over de toonbank gaan/de winkel uitvliegen • go/sell like hot cakes

     〈 figuurlijk〉 zoete broodjes bakken bij iemand • butter someone up

     broodje gezond • a salad roll

1 [door bijen bereide stof] honey

2 [bloemvocht] nectar

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand honing om de mond smeren • butter someone up

     zo zoet als honing • as sweet as honey

butter someone up

butter someone up

/ı/ 1. to estimate the weight of (something) by holding it in one´s hand. 2. to flatter, butter (someone) up.

v/i (jemandem) flatter; lobend: compliment; zärtlich: cajole; (einwickeln) butter up, soft-soap umg.; das Foto ist aber geschmeichelt it’s a very flattering photo; das schmeichelt seiner Eitelkeit it flatters ( oder tickles) his vanity; das Angebot schmeichelt ihm sehr the offer is very flattering (to him); ich fühle mich sehr geschmeichelt I feel very flattered; ich schmeichele mir, ein guter Redner zu sein I flatter myself that ( oder I like to think) I’m a good speaker; du brauchst ( mir) gar nicht so zu schmeicheln flattery will get you nowhere; schmeichelnde Musik soft music

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to coax; to flatter; to fondle; to adulate; to bootlick; to caress; to cajole

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1. vi

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2) (= verschönen) to flatter

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1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) flatter

2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) flatter

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I. vi

1. (übertrieben loben)

▪ [jdm] \schmeicheln to flatter [or BRIT fam soft-soap] sb, to butter sb up

2. (jds Selbstwertgefühl heben)

▪ es schmeichelt jdm, dass... sb/sth is flattered [or finds it flattering] that...

3. (günstig darstellen)

▪ jdm/etw \schmeicheln to flatter sb/sth, to put sb/sth in a good light

die neue Frisur schmeichelt Ihnen [wirklich sehr] your new hairstyle suits you [very well] [or is very flattering]

▪ etw ist geschmeichelt sth is flattering

es ist sehr durchschnittlich und das ist noch geschmeichelt! it's very average and that's putting it mildly!

4. (kosen) to cuddle up

na, Kätzchen, du schmeichelst? willst wohl was zu fressen! you're cuddling up, eh, kitty? I suppose you want some food!

II. vr (geh: sich etw auf etw einbilden)

▪ sich dat \schmeicheln[, dass...] to flatter oneself [that...]

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schmeicheln v/i (jemandem) flatter; lobend: compliment; zärtlich: cajole; (einwickeln) butter up, soft-soap umg;

das Foto ist aber geschmeichelt it’s a very flattering photo;

das schmeichelt seiner Eitelkeit it flatters ( oder tickles) his vanity;

das Angebot schmeichelt ihm sehr the offer is very flattering (to him);

ich fühle mich sehr geschmeichelt I feel very flattered;

ich schmeichele mir, ein guter Redner zu sein I flatter myself that ( oder I like to think) I’m a good speaker;

du brauchst (mir) gar nicht so zu schmeicheln flattery will get you nowhere;

schmeichelnde Musik soft music

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bootlick adj. v.

to adulate v.

to cajole v.

to coax v.

to fawn (on) v.

to flatter v.

"1. oil; fat; grease; tallow; suet. 2. (cooking) oil; shortening; grease; fat; lard; butter; margarine, oleo, oleomargarine. 3. auto. motor oil; lubricating grease. - asitleri chem. fatty acids. - bağlamak 1. to get fat. 2. (for oil, fat, or grease floating on a surface) to congeal. -a bala batırmak /ı/ to wine and dine (someone) lavishly. - bal olsun. I hope you enjoy(ed) it (said to someone eating or drinking). - basınçölçeri/- basınç manometresi oil gauge (pressure gauge for oil). - basmak 1. /a/ to fill (a container) with fat, grease, or butter. 2. to get fat. - çekmek /a/ to flatter, butter up; to lay it on. - çubuğu auto. dipstick. - gibi gitmek/kaymak (for a vehicle) to ride smoothly, have a smooth ride. -dan kıl çeker gibi with the greatest of ease, as easy as taking candy from a baby, as easy as falling off a log, as easy as one-two-three. - kutusu mech. crankcase. - süzgeci auto. oil filter. - tulumu very fat person, tub of lard. - yedirmek /a/ to rub oil into (something), oil."

flatter, adulate, tickle

разг. cam(e)y

(явно, грубо) lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, lay the butter on, use the butter-boat

(за да измамя) cajole; oil s.o.'s tongue

лаская се от мисълта I feel flattered at the thought, I natter myself at the thought (за of)

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ласка̀я,

гл., мин. св. деят. прич. ласка̀л flatter, adulate, tickle; разг. toady, carn(e)y, butter (s.o.) up, soft-soap; ( явно, грубо) lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, lay the butter on, use the butterboat, soft-soap, flannel; sl. feed a line; (за да измамя) cajole; oil s.o.’s tongue;

\лаская се: \лаская се от мисълта l feel flattered at the thought, I flatter myself at the thought (за of).

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adulate; beslaver; blandish; cajole{kx`djou}; caress: I лаская myself at the thought - лаская се при мисълта.; humbug; to make up to someone

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unbest. Pron.

1. one, you; man weiß nie oder man kann nie wissen you never know, you never can tell; wenn man ihn so hört, würde man meinen... to hear him talk ( oder the way he talks) you’d think...; so etwas tut man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that; man darf ja wohl noch fragen there’s no harm in asking, is there?; man kann sein eigenes Wort nicht verstehen you can’t hear yourself speak; ehe man sich’s versah before we knew what was happening

2. (die Leute) they, people; (irgendjemand) somebody; man hat mir gesagt I’ve been told, somebody told me; warum hat man nichts gesagt? why didn’t anybody say anything?, why didn’t somebody say something?; man sagt they say, people say; man holte ihn he was fetched; man trägt wieder...... are in again,... are back in fashion; in sexueller Hinsicht ist man heute toleranter there is more tolerance with regard to sex nowadays

3. in Anweisungen: man nehme take; man wende sich an apply to; man lasse sich nicht täuschen don’t be deceived

4. statt direkter Anrede: hat man sich gut erholt? I hope you’re feeling better?; man ist wohl etwas Besseres? iro. so we think we’re really superior (, do we)?

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Adv. nordd., umg.: lass man gut sein forget it!; denn man los! we’d better be off then

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one (Sing.); people (Pl.); you (Sing.); they (Pl.)

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indef pron dat einem,

1) you, one; (= ich) one; (= wir) we

2) (= jemand) somebody, someone

3) (= die Leute) they pl, people pl

4)

adv (N Ger inf)

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nt Isle of Man

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1) one; you

2) (irgendjemand) somebody; (die Behörden; die Leute dort) they

3) (die Menschen im allgemeinen) people pl.

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man¹ indef pr

1. one, you;

man weiß nie oder

man kann nie wissen you never know, you never can tell;

wenn man ihn so hört, würde man meinen … to hear him talk ( oder the way he talks) you’d think …;

so etwas tut man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that;

man darf ja wohl noch fragen there’s no harm in asking, is there?;

man kann sein eigenes Wort nicht verstehen you can’t hear yourself speak;

ehe man sich’s versah before we knew what was happening

2. (die Leute) they, people; (irgendjemand) somebody;

man hat mir gesagt I’ve been told, somebody told me;

warum hat man nichts gesagt? why didn’t anybody say anything?, why didn’t somebody say something?;

man sagt they say, people say;

man holte ihn he was fetched;

man trägt wieder … … are in again, … are back in fashion;

in sexueller Hinsicht ist man heute toleranter there is more tolerance with regard to sex nowadays

3. in Anweisungen:

man nehme take;

man wende sich an apply to;

man lasse sich nicht täuschen don’t be deceived

4. statt direkter Anrede:

hat man sich gut erholt? I hope you’re feeling better?;

man ist wohl etwas Besseres? iron so we think we’re really superior (, do we)?

man² adv nordd, umg:

lass man gut sein forget it!;

denn man los! we’d better be off then

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1) one; you

2) (irgendjemand) somebody; (die Behörden; die Leute dort) they

3) (die Menschen im allgemeinen) people pl.

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one pron.

we pron.

you (one) pron.