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1 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* * *to coax; to flatter; to fondle; to adulate; to bootlick; to caress; to cajole* * *schmei|cheln ['ʃmaiçln]1. vi1)jdm schméícheln — to flatter sb; (um etw zu erreichen) to flatter sb, to butter sb up (Brit inf)
es schmeichelt mir, dass... — it flatters me that..., I find it flattering that...
... sagte sie schméíchelnd —... she wheedled
2) (= verschönen) to flatter2. vrschméícheln... (geh) — to flatter oneself (that)...
* * *1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) flatter2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) flatter* * *schmei·cheln[ˈʃmaiçl̩n]I. vi▪ es schmeichelt jdm, dass... sb/sth is flattered [or finds it flattering] that...▪ jdm/etw \schmeicheln to flatter sb/sth, to put sb/sth in a good lightdie neue Frisur schmeichelt Ihnen [wirklich sehr] your new hairstyle suits you [very well] [or is very flattering]▪ etw ist geschmeichelt sth is flatteringes ist sehr durchschnittlich und das ist noch geschmeichelt! it's very average and that's putting it mildly!4. (kosen) to cuddle upna, Kätzchen, du schmeichelst? willst wohl was zu fressen! you're cuddling up, eh, kitty? I suppose you want some food!* * *intransitives Verb* * *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* * *intransitives Verb* * *adj.bootlick adj. v.to adulate v.to cajole v.to coax v.to fawn (on) v.to flatter v. -
2 schöntun
v/i (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) umg.: jemandem schöntun flatter s.o.; (sich einschmeicheln) play (suck umg.) up to s.o.* * *schön|tunvi sep* * *schön|tun* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (ugs.)jemandem schöntun — soft-soap somebody; butter somebody up
* * *schöntun v/i (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) umg:* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (ugs.)jemandem schöntun — soft-soap somebody; butter somebody up
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