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it flattered his vanity

  • 1 flatter

    1. transitive verb
    schmeicheln (+ Dat.)
    2. reflexive verb

    flatter oneself [on being/having something] — sich (Dat.) einbilden[, etwas zu sein/haben]

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    ['flætə]
    1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) schmeicheln
    2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) schmeicheln
    3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) sich einbilden
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    - flattery
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    flat·ter1
    [ˈflætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
    vt
    ▪ to \flatter sb jdm schmeicheln
    to feel \flattered sich akk geschmeichelt fühlen
    ▪ to \flatter sb jdm schmeicheln euph, jdn gut aussehen lassen
    the photo \flatters her das Foto schmeichelt ihr
    3. (show to advantage)
    ▪ to \flatter sth lips, nose, skin etw [gut] zur Geltung bringen
    short skirts don't \flatter me kurze Röcke stehen mir nicht
    4. ( pej: imagine)
    don't \flatter yourself! bilde dir ja nichts ein!
    ▪ to \flatter oneself [that]... sich dat etw [darauf] einbilden, [dass]... pej
    you're \flattering yourself if you think she'll go out with you du machst dir selbst etwas vor, wenn du denkst, dass sie mit dir ausgeht
    5.
    ▶ to \flatter to deceive einen falschen Eindruck erwecken, ein falsches Bild geben
    flat·ter2
    [ˈflætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
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    ['fltə(r)]
    vt
    schmeicheln (+dat)

    I was very flattered by his remark — ich fühlte mich von seiner Bemerkung sehr geschmeichelt

    you can flatter yourself on being... — Sie können sich (dat) etwas darauf einbilden, dass Sie...

    he flatters himself he's a good musician — er bildet sich (dat) ein, ein guter Musiker zu sein

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    flatter1 [ˈflætə(r)]
    A v/t
    1. jemandem schmeicheln:
    be flattered sich geschmeichelt fühlen (at, by durch);
    they flattered her on ( oder about) her cooking sie machten ihr Komplimente über ihre Kochkunst;
    flatter sb into doing sth jemanden so lange umschmeicheln, bis er etwas tut
    2. fig jemandem schmeicheln (Bild etc)
    3. wohltun (dat), schmeicheln (dat):
    the breeze flattered his skin die Brise streichelte seine Haut;
    it flattered his vanity es schmeichelte seiner Eitelkeit
    4. flatter o.s. sich schmeicheln oder einbilden ( that dass):
    I flatter myself that I am a good dancer ich schmeichle mir, ein guter Tänzer zu sein
    5. flatter o.s. sich beglückwünschen (on zu)
    B v/i schmeicheln, Schmeicheleien sagen
    flatter2 [ˈflætə(r)] s TECH
    1. Richt-, Streckhammer m
    2. Plätt-, Streckwalze f
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    schmeicheln (+ Dat.)
    2. reflexive verb

    flatter oneself [on being/having something] — sich (Dat.) einbilden[, etwas zu sein/haben]

    * * *
    v.
    schmeicheln v.

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