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1 flattery
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2 cajole
[kə'dʒəul]vtnakłaniać (nakłonić perf) (pochlebstwami)* * *[kə'‹əul](to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) nakłaniać pochlebstwami -
3 coax
[kəuks]vtto coax sb (into doing sth) — namawiać (namówić perf) kogoś (do zrobienia czegoś) ( posługując się łagodną perswazją)
* * *[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.) nakłaniać, wyciągać -
4 compliment
1. ['kɔmplɪmənt] n2. ['kɔmplɪmɛnt] vtto pay sb a compliment — powiedzieć ( perf) komuś komplement
gratulować (pogratulować perf) +datuszanowanie nt, wyrazy pl uszanowaniato compliment sb (on sth/on doing sth) — gratulować (pogratulować perf) komuś (czegoś/zrobienia czegoś)
* * *1. ['kompləmənt] noun(an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) komplement2. [kompli'ment] verb(to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) chwalić- with compliments -
5 curry favour
( with with) (to seek (a) favour by flattery: She's currying favour with the boss.) nadskakiwać -
6 cut no ice
(to have no effect: This sort of flattery cuts no ice with me.) nie mieć wpływu -
7 flatter
['flætə(r)]vtI was flattered that… — pochlebiało mi, że…
to flatter o.s. on sth — szczycić się czymś
* * *['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) schlebiać2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) schlebiać3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) pochlebiać sobie, z dumą stwierdzać•- flattery -
8 immune
[ɪ'mjuːn]adjimmune (to) — ( disease) odporny (na +acc); (flattery, criticism) nieczuły (na +acc)
* * *[i'mju:n]((with to or from) protected against, or naturally resistant to, eg a disease: immune to measles; immune from danger.) odporny- immunity- immunize
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9 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.) podlizywać się -
10 servile
['səːvaɪl]adj* * *(excessively obedient or respectful: servile obedience/flattery.) służalczy- servility -
11 smarmy
['smɑːmɪ]( pej) wazeliniarski (pej)* * *(over-respectful and inclined to use flattery: I can't bear his smarmy manner.) przymilny -
12 amenable
[ə'miːnəbl]adjperson otwarty na sugestieamenable to — ( flattery) podatny na +acc; ( advice) otwarty na +acc
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flattery — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. flaterie, from flater (see FLATTER (Cf. flatter)) … Etymology dictionary
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