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noun (insincere praise.) adulaciónflattery n halagostr['flætərɪ]1 adulación nombre femenino, halagos nombre masculino pluraln.• adulación s.f.• blandura s.f.• ciquiricata s.f.• gitanada s.f.• gitanería s.f.• lagotería s.f.• lisonja s.f.• monada s.f.• obsequio s.m.• requiebro s.m.• zalamería s.f.• zalema s.f.• zanguango s.m.'flætərimass noun halagos mpl; ( sycophantic) adulación f['flætǝrɪ]N halagos mpl, lisonjas fplit wasn't just flattery, I meant what I said — no eran simplemente halagos or lisonjas, lo decía en serio
flattery will get you nowhere! — iro ¡con halagos or lisonjas no vas a conseguir nada!
imitationflattery will get you everywhere! — iro ¡con halagos or lisonjas se consigue todo!
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nounSchmeichelei, die* * ** * *flat·tery[ˈflætəri, AM -t̬əri]* * *['fltərɪ]n(= compliments) Schmeicheleien plflattery will get you nowhere — mit Schmeicheln kommst du nicht weiter
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flattery ['flætərɪ](UNCOUNT) flatterie f;∎ to use flattery employer la flatterie ou des flatteries;∎ flattery will get you nowhere la flatterie ne vous mènera nulle part, vous n'obtiendrez rien par la flatterie -
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noun (insincere praise.) smiger, smiskingsmigersubst. \/ˈflætərɪ\/smigerflatteries smigrende ord, smiger -
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noun (insincere praise.) adulação* * *flat.ter.y[fl'ætəri] n 1 lisonja, adulação, bajulação. 2 louvor insincero. -
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nounлесть* * *(n) лесть* * *лесть, подхалимство* * *['flat·ter·y || 'flætərɪ] n. самообольщение, лесть* * ** * *лесть -
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nounമുഖസ്തുതി പറയല്, വ്യാജസ്തുതി -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flattery[English Plural] flatteries[Swahili Word] kilemba[Swahili Plural] vilemba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Example] don't try to bring me over with flattery (literally, don't put a turban of grass on my head)[Swahili Example] usinivushe kilemba cha ukoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flattery[Swahili Word] mabembelezo[Swahili Plural] mabembelezo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flattery[Swahili Word] mapembelezo[Swahili Plural] mabembelezo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flattery[Swahili Word] masifu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sifa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flattery[Swahili Word] sifa[Swahili Plural] sifa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] the flatterer is your friend[Swahili Example] mwenye sifa ni mwenzio------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flattery[Swahili Word] urai[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------
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flattery — ► NOUN (pl. flatteries) ▪ excessive and insincere praise. ORIGIN Old French flaterie, from flater stroke, flatter … English terms dictionary
flattery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ artificial VERB + FLATTERY ▪ use ▪ Salespeople are often accused of using artificial flattery. ▪ fall for ▪ … Collocations dictionary
flattery — noun (U) insincere praise: She uses a mixture of charm and flattery to get what she wants. | flattery will get you nowhere! huymorous spoken (=flattery will not help you get what you want from me) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flattery — noun she s simply not vain enough to fall for your flattery Syn: praise, adulation, compliments, blandishments, honeyed words; fawning, blarney, cajolery; formal encomium; informal sweet talk, soft soap, snow job, buttering up, toadying … Thesaurus of popular words
flattery — noun (plural teries) Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or practice of flattering b. (1) something that flatters (2) insincere or excessive praise 2. obsolete a pleasing self deception … New Collegiate Dictionary
flattery — noun a) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. b) An instance of excessive praise. See Also: flatter, flattered, flattering … Wiktionary
flattery — noun (plural flatteries) excessive and insincere praise … English new terms dictionary
flattery — noun Syn: praise, adulation, compliments, blandishments, honeyed words, fawning, blarney; informal sweet talk, soft soap, buttering up, toadying … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
flattery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Undue adulation Nouns 1. flattery, adulation, blandishment, cajolery; fawning, wheedling, coquetry, sycophancy, flunkeyism, servility, toadying, incense, honeyed words, flummery, blarney; lip service,… … English dictionary for students
flattery — flat|ter|y [ flætəri ] noun uncount praise that is not sincere but is intended to get you something that you want: She decided that a bit of flattery might bring results. flattery will get you anywhere SPOKEN used in a humorous way for telling… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flattery — UK [ˈflætərɪ] / US noun [uncountable] praise that is not sincere but is intended to get you something that you want She decided that a bit of flattery might bring results. • flattery will get you anywhere/everywhere spoken used in a humorous way… … English dictionary
