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I [maʊθ]1) (of human, animals) bocca f.with my, his etc. mouth open — a bocca aperta
he's got a big mouth — colloq. è un chiacchierone
2) (of cave, tunnel) imbocco m.; (of river) foce f., bocca f.; (of volcano) bocca f.; (of valley) imboccatura f.; (of jar, bottle) imboccatura f., bocca f.; (of bag, sack) apertura f., bocca f.••II [maʊθ]to leave a bad o nasty taste in one's o the mouth lasciare l'amaro in bocca; to take the words right out of sb.'s mouth togliere le parole di bocca a qcn.; wash your mouth out! — lavati la bocca col sapone!
1) (move lips silently) formare [qcs.] con le labbra (senza emettere suoni) [ word]2) spreg. (say insincerely)* * *1. plural - mouths; noun1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) bocca2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) collo; foce2. verb(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) (dire qualcosa muovendo le labbra, ma senza emettere suoni)- mouthful- mouth-organ
- mouthpiece
- mouthwash* * *I [maʊθ]1) (of human, animals) bocca f.with my, his etc. mouth open — a bocca aperta
he's got a big mouth — colloq. è un chiacchierone
2) (of cave, tunnel) imbocco m.; (of river) foce f., bocca f.; (of volcano) bocca f.; (of valley) imboccatura f.; (of jar, bottle) imboccatura f., bocca f.; (of bag, sack) apertura f., bocca f.••II [maʊθ]to leave a bad o nasty taste in one's o the mouth lasciare l'amaro in bocca; to take the words right out of sb.'s mouth togliere le parole di bocca a qcn.; wash your mouth out! — lavati la bocca col sapone!
1) (move lips silently) formare [qcs.] con le labbra (senza emettere suoni) [ word]2) spreg. (say insincerely) -
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1. noun, pl. mouthswith one's mouth open — mit offenem Mund
keep one's mouth shut — (fig. sl.) die od. seine Klappe halten (salopp)
put one's money where one's mouth is — (fig. coll.) seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen
out of the mouths of babes [and sucklings]! — (fig.) Kindermund tut Wahrheit kund (Spr.)
take the words out of somebody's mouth — jemandem das Wort aus dem Mund od. von der Zunge nehmen
2) (fig.) (entrance to harbour) [Hafen]einfahrt, die; (of valley, gorge, burrow, tunnel, cave) Eingang, der; (of bottle, cannon) Mündung, die2. transitive verb 3. intransitive verb* * *1. plural - mouths; noun1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) der Mund2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) die Ein-, Ausfahrt2. verb(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) lautlos Worte formen- academic.ru/48322/mouthful">mouthful- mouth-organ
- mouthpiece
- mouthwash* * *[maʊθ]I. nto have a big \mouth ein großes Mundwerk haben famto have five [hungry] \mouths to feed fünf hungrige Mäuler zu stopfen habento keep one's \mouth shut nichts sagen, seinen Mund halten famto make sb's \mouth water jdm das Wasser im Munde zusammenlaufen lassenoh just shut your \mouth, will you? jetzt halt mal den Mund!2. (opening) Öffnung f; of a bottle, jar, well Öffnung f; of a cave Eingang m; of a volcano Krater m; of a river, bay, harbour Mündung f3.▶ sb is all \mouth [and trousers] jd nimmt den Mund zu voll, jd hat eine große Klappe [und nichts dahinter] fam▶ to be down in the \mouth niedergeschlagen sein▶ to shoot one's \mouth off about sth ( fam: indiscreetly) etw überall herumerzählen; (annoyingly) jdm mit etw dat die Ohren volllabern [o ÖSTERR sudern] sl▶ to watch one's \mouth aufpassen, was man sagtII. vt[maʊð]▪ to \mouth sth1. (form words silently) etw lautlos sagenthe singers are only \mouthing the words die Sänger bewegen nur die Lippen2. (say insincerely) etw heuchlerisch sagen* * *[maʊɵ]1. n(of person) Mund m; (of animal) Maul nt; (of bird) Rachen m; (of bottle, cave, vice etc) Öffnung f; (of river) Mündung f; (of harbour) Einfahrt fto keep one's (big) mouth shut (about sth) (inf) ( — über etw acc ) den Mund or die Klappe (inf) halten
me and my big mouth! (inf) — ich konnte wieder nicht den Mund or die Klappe (inf) halten
he's all mouth and ( no) trousers ( Brit inf ) — große Klappe, nichts dahinter (inf)
watch your mouth! — pass auf, was du sagst
to speak or talk out of both sides of one's mouth (US) — mit doppelter or gespaltener Zunge sprechen
he has three mouths to feed — er hat drei Mäuler zu ernähren or stopfen (inf)
2. vt(= say affectedly) (über)deutlich artikulieren; (= articulate soundlessly) mit Lippensprache sagen* * *A s [maʊθ] pl mouths [maʊðz]1. Mund m:she has three mouths to feed sie hat drei hungrige Mäuler zu stopfen;give mouth Laut geben, anschlagen (Hund);give mouth to one’s thoughts seinen Gedanken Ausdruck verleihen;a) jemandem Worte in den Mund legen,b) jemandem erklären, was er sagen soll;take the words out of sb’s mouth jemandem das Wort aus dem Mund nehmen;down in the mouth umg deprimiert;from sb’s mouth aus jemandes Munde;from mouth to mouth von Mund zu Mund;in everybody’s mouth in aller Munde; → big A 1, button C 1, shut A 1, stop A 8, word Bes Redew, wrong A 23. Mündung f (eines Flusses, einer Schusswaffe etc):the mouth of the river die Flussmündung4. Öffnung f (einer Flasche, eines Sackes etc)5. Ein-, Ausgang m (einer Höhle, Röhre etc)6. Ein-, Ausfahrt f (Hafen etc)8. Grimasse f9. umga) Angeberei fb) Gequassel n:he’s all mouth der hört überhaupt nie auf zu reden10. TECHa) Mundloch nb) Schnauze fc) Mündung f, Öffnung fd) Gichtöffnung f (des Hochofens)e) Abstichloch n (am Hoch-, Schmelzofen)f) pl Rostfeuerungen plg) (Schacht)Mundloch n, (Schacht)Mündung fwith a good mouth weichmäuligB v/t [maʊð]2. a) (aus-)sprechenb) Worte (unhörbar) mit den Lippen formen3. in den Mund oder ins Maul nehmen4. sorgfältig kauen, im Mund herumwälzenC v/i1. (laut oder affektiert) sprechen2. Grimassen schneiden (at dat)* * *1. noun, pl. mouthskeep one's mouth shut — (fig. sl.) die od. seine Klappe halten (salopp)
put one's money where one's mouth is — (fig. coll.) seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen
out of the mouths of babes [and sucklings]! — (fig.) Kindermund tut Wahrheit kund (Spr.)
take the words out of somebody's mouth — jemandem das Wort aus dem Mund od. von der Zunge nehmen
2) (fig.) (entrance to harbour) [Hafen]einfahrt, die; (of valley, gorge, burrow, tunnel, cave) Eingang, der; (of bottle, cannon) Mündung, die3) (of river) Mündung, die2. transitive verb 3. intransitive verb* * *n.Mund ¨-er m.Mündung -en f. -
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[maʊɵ] nto have a big \mouth ein großes Mundwerk haben ( fam)to have five [hungry] \mouths to feed fünf hungrige Mäuler zu stopfen haben;to keep one's \mouth shut nichts sagen, seinen Mund halten ( fam)to make sb's \mouth water jdm das Wasser im Munde zusammenlaufen lassen;oh just shut your \mouth, will you? jetzt halt mal den Mund!2) ( opening) Öffnung f; of a bottle, jar, well Öffnung f; of a cave Eingang m; of a volcano Krater m; of a river, bay, harbour Mündung fPHRASES:to be down in the \mouth niedergeschlagen sein;to watch one's \mouth aufpassen, was man sagt;sb is all \mouth [and trousers] jd nimmt den Mund zu voll, jd hat eine große Klappe [und nichts dahinter] ( fam) vt [maʊð];to \mouth sth1) ( form words silently) etw lautlos sagen;the singers are only \mouthing the words die Sänger bewegen nur die Lippen2) ( say insincerely) etw heuchlerisch sagen -
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A n1 (of human, horse) bouche f ; ( of other animal) gueule f ; in one's mouth dans la bouche ; to have five mouths to feed avoir cinq bouches à nourrir ; to open/shut one's mouth ouvrir/fermer la bouche ; with my/his etc mouth open bouche bée inv ; why did you have to open your (big) mouth ○ ? qu'est-ce qui t'a pris d'ouvrir ta grande gueule ◑ ? ; he's got a big mouth ○ il a une grande gueule ◑ ; me and my big mouth ○ ! moi et ma grande gueule ◑ ! ;2 (of cave, tunnel) entrée f ; ( of river) embouchure f ; (of geyser, volcano) bouche f ; ( of valley) débouché m ; (of jar, bottle, decanter) goulot m ; (of bag, sack) ouverture f ;3 ○ ( talk) he's all mouth (and no action) il cause, c'est tout ce qu'il sait faire ○ ; that's enough mouth from you! je t'ai assez entendu! ; to watch one's mouth surveiller son langage.B vtr1 ( move lips silently) articuler silencieusement [word, lyrics, answer] ;C vi1 ( mime) mimer ;2 US ( speak affectedly) déclamer.by word of mouth de bouche à oreille ; don't put words in my mouth ne me fais pas dire ce que je n'ai pas dit ; his heart was in his mouth son cœur battait la chamade ; to be down in the mouth être tout triste ; to leave a bad ou nasty taste in one's ou the mouth fig laisser un arrière-goût amer ; to put one's foot in one's mouth faire une gaffe ○ ; to shoot one's mouth off parler sans réfléchir ; to take the words right out of sb's mouth ôter les mots de la bouche de qn ; wash your mouth out! ne dis pas de gros mots! ; I'll wash your mouth out with soap! je vais te faire passer l'envie de dire des gros mots!1 ( shout) tempêter (about à propos de ; at sb contre qn) ;2 US ( be impudent) répondre insolemment ;3 US ( speak indiscreetly) dégoiser ○ ;▶ mouth off [sth] déballer ○ [opinions, prejudices]. -
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'flætə1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) halagar, adular2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) favorecer3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) preciarse de•- flattery
flatter vb halagartr['flætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (praise) halagar, adular2 (give pleasure) halagar■ I was extremely flattered that he remembered my name me sentí muy halagada al ver que recordaba mi nombre3 (suit) favorecer4 (believe) felicitarse, preciarse de; (delude oneself) hacerse ilusionesflatter ['flæt̬ər] vt1) overpraise: adular2) compliment: halagar3) : favorecerthe photo flatters you: la foto te favorecev.• adular v.• cocar v.• enjabonar v.• favorecer v.• halagar v.• lisonjear v.• obsequiar v.• piropear v.• requebrar v.'flætər, 'flætə(r)
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a) ( gratify) halagar*b) ( overpraise) adularc) ( show to advantage) favorecer*the photo doesn't flatter her — no ha salido favorecida or bien en la foto
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v refla) ( like to think)I flatter myself on being a good singer — me considero un buen cantante, considero que canto bien
b) ( delude oneself)['flætǝ(r)]VT1) (=praise, compliment)a) (sincerely) halagaryou flatter me! — ¡me halagas!
to say that she is tactless is to flatter her — iro decir que no tiene tacto es como echarle un piropo
b) (insincerely) adular, lisonjear2) (=gratify) halagar3) (=show to advantage) favorecer4)to flatter o.s. —
a) (=pride o.s.)to flatter o.s. on sth/that — enorgullecerse de algo/de que
b) (=deceive o.s.)don't flatter yourself, I didn't come all this way just to see you — no te hagas ilusiones, no he venido hasta aquí solo para verte a ti
you flatter yourself! what makes you think he fancies you? — ¡no seas engreída! ¿qué te hace pensar que le gustas?
* * *['flætər, 'flætə(r)]
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a) ( gratify) halagar*b) ( overpraise) adularc) ( show to advantage) favorecer*the photo doesn't flatter her — no ha salido favorecida or bien en la foto
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v refla) ( like to think)I flatter myself on being a good singer — me considero un buen cantante, considero que canto bien
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['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) smigre2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) forskønne3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) bilde sig ind•- flattery* * *['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) smigre2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) forskønne3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) bilde sig ind•- flattery -
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plural - mouths; noun1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) boca2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) desembocadura, boca, entrada
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verb(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) decir con los labios- mouthful- mouth-organ
- mouthpiece
- mouthwash
mouth n boca1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL boca3 (person to feed) boca2 (say without making sound) decir con los labios■ he just mouthed the words, he didn't sing simplemente movía los labios, no cantaba1 (speak without making sound) mover los labios\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby word of mouth de palabradown in the mouth deprimido,-anot to open one's mouth no abrir la boca, no decir ni pío, no decir esta boca es míashut your mouth! ¡cierra el pico!to be all mouth ser un fantasmato have a big mouth ser un bocazasto keep one's mouth shut mantener la boca cerrada, no decir nadato make somebody's mouth water hacerse a alguien la boca aguamouth organ armónicamouth ['maʊð] vt1) : decir con poca sinceridad, repetir sin comprensión2) : articular en silencioshe mouthed the words: formó las palabras con los labiosmouth ['maʊɵ] n: boca f (de una persona o un animal), entrada f (de un túnel), desembocadura f (de un río)n.• boca s.f.• boquilla s.f.• desembocadura s.f.• desembocadura de un río s.f.• embocadero s.m.• embocadura s.f.• labio s.m.• pico s.m.
I maʊθ1) (of person, animal) boca fshut your mouth! — (colloq) cállate la boca! (fam), cierra el pico! (fam)
watch your mouth! — ( be careful) ojo con lo que dices!; ( response to obscenity) qué boca!, no digas palabrotas!
down in the mouth — alicaído, bajo de moral
to be all mouth — (sl) ser* un fanfarrón (fam)
to have a big mouth — ser* un bocazas or (Andes, Méx) un bocón or (RPl) (un) estómago resfriado (fam)
to make somebody's mouth water: it made my mouth water se me hizo agua la boca or (Esp) se me hizo la boca agua; to shoot one's mouth off — (colloq) ( boast) fanfarronear (fam)
II maʊða) ( silently)it's him, she mouthed — -es él -me/le dijo articulando para que le leyera los labios
b) ( say) (pej) decir*to mouth platitudes — decir* lugares comunes
Phrasal Verbs:[maʊθ]1.N(pl mouths) [maʊðz] (Anat) boca f; [of bottle] boca f, abertura f; [of cave] entrada f; [of river] desembocadura f; [of channel] embocadero m; [of wind instrument] boquilla f•
to open one's mouth — (lit, fig) abrir la boca- he's all mouth and- be down in the mouth- shoot one's mouth off- keep one's mouth shutshut your mouth! ** — ¡cállate ya!
- stop sb's mouth- put words into sb's mouthbig 1., 6)2.[maʊð]VT (insincerely) soltar; (affectedly) pronunciar con afectación, articular con rimbombancia"go away!" she mouthed — -¡vete de aquí! -dijo moviendo mudamente los labios
3.[maʊθ]CPDmouth organ N — (esp Brit) armónica f
* * *
I [maʊθ]1) (of person, animal) boca fshut your mouth! — (colloq) cállate la boca! (fam), cierra el pico! (fam)
watch your mouth! — ( be careful) ojo con lo que dices!; ( response to obscenity) qué boca!, no digas palabrotas!
down in the mouth — alicaído, bajo de moral
to be all mouth — (sl) ser* un fanfarrón (fam)
to have a big mouth — ser* un bocazas or (Andes, Méx) un bocón or (RPl) (un) estómago resfriado (fam)
to make somebody's mouth water: it made my mouth water se me hizo agua la boca or (Esp) se me hizo la boca agua; to shoot one's mouth off — (colloq) ( boast) fanfarronear (fam)
II [maʊð]a) ( silently)it's him, she mouthed — -es él -me/le dijo articulando para que le leyera los labios
b) ( say) (pej) decir*to mouth platitudes — decir* lugares comunes
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1. transitive verbschmeicheln (+ Dat.)2. reflexive verb* * *['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) schmeicheln2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) schmeicheln3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) sich einbilden•- academic.ru/27880/flatterer">flatterer- flattery* * *flat·ter1[ˈflætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]vt1. (praise)▪ to \flatter sb jdm schmeichelnto feel \flattered sich akk geschmeichelt fühlenthe photo \flatters her das Foto schmeichelt ihr3. (show to advantage)▪ to \flatter sth lips, nose, skin etw [gut] zur Geltung bringenshort skirts don't \flatter me kurze Röcke stehen mir nichtdon't \flatter yourself! bilde dir ja nichts ein!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 ausgeht5.▶ to \flatter to deceive einen falschen Eindruck erwecken, ein falsches Bild gebenflat·ter2[ˈflætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]* * *['fltə(r)]vtschmeicheln (+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
* * *flatter1 [ˈflætə(r)]A v/t1. jemandem schmeicheln:be flattered sich geschmeichelt fühlen (at, by durch);flatter sb into doing sth jemanden so lange umschmeicheln, bis er etwas tut2. 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 EitelkeitI flatter myself that I am a good dancer ich schmeichle mir, ein guter Tänzer zu sein5. flatter o.s. sich beglückwünschen (on zu)B v/i schmeicheln, Schmeicheleien sagenflatter2 [ˈflætə(r)] s TECH1. Richt-, Streckhammer m2. Plätt-, Streckwalze f* * *1. transitive verbschmeicheln (+ Dat.)2. reflexive verbflatter oneself [on being/having something] — sich (Dat.) einbilden[, etwas zu sein/haben]
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'flætə1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) smigre, smiske2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) forskjønne3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) innbille seg at•- flatterysmigreverb \/ˈflætə\/1) smigre2) kle, være flatterende, forskjønne3) smiske for, lefle for4) ( om sansene) fryde, kildre5) ( gammeldags) dempe, døyveflatter oneself that smigre seg med at innbille seg at -
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['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) skjalla, lofa um of2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) fegra3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) þykjast geta•- flattery -
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áltat, hízeleg, kecsegtet* * *['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) hízeleg (vkinek)2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) hízeleg (vmi vkinek)3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) büszke vmire•- flattery -
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['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) adular2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) favorecer3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) ter peneiras de•- flattery* * *flat.ter1[fl'ætə] n assentador, alisador.————————flat.ter2[fl'ætə] vt+vi 1 lisonjear, elogiar com excesso, incensar, exaltar, bajular, adular, cortejar. he was flattered / ele sentiu-se lisonjeado. 2 gabar por interesse próprio, persuadir com lisonjas, engabelar, animar, estimular. I flatter myself that / creio que, alimento a esperança ou a ilusão de que. I flatter myself on / posso gabar-me de ou ufanar-me de. 3 causar prazer, agradar a, satisfazer, encantar, deleitar. -
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v. pohpohlamak, yağ yakmak, kompliman yapmak, övmek, göklere çıkarmak, gururunu okşamak, olduğundan güzel göstermek* * *pohpohla* * *['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) pohpohlamak, yağ çekmek2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) olduğundan iyi göstermek3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) kıvanç duymak•- flattery -
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['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) laskati2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) laskati3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) laskati si•- flattery* * *[flaetə]transitive verblaskati, dobrikati se, prilizovati se; zadovoljiti, ugajati, dobro deti, goditito flatter o.s. that — domišljati si, dato flatter s.o.'s hopes — zbujati komu neosnovano upanjeto flatter o.s. on — čestitati si k -
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• nöyristellä• hännystellä• imarrella• tyssäysvasara• keimailla• liehitellä• liehiä• liehakoida• hakkailla• mielistellä• makeilla• mairitella• pokkuroida• kosiskella* * *'flætə1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) imarrella2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) esittää edullisessa valossa3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) onnitella•- flattery -
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['flætə(r)] 1.1) (compliment) adulare, lusingare (on per)2.to flatter oneself — compiacersi, vantarsi ( on being di essere)
* * *['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) adulare, lusingare2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) abbellire3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) vantarsi, compiacersi•- flattery* * *['flætə(r)] 1.1) (compliment) adulare, lusingare (on per)2.to flatter oneself — compiacersi, vantarsi ( on being di essere)
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['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 -
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['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) glaimot2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) Fotogrāfijā viņš izskatās skaistāks nekā dzīvē.3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) būt apmierinātam ar sevi•- flattery* * *glaimot; iepriecināt; izskaistināt -
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['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) saldliežuvauti, meilikauti2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) (pa)gražinti3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) džiaugtis, jausti pasitenkinimą•- flattery
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