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1 halagar
v.1 to flatter.Ella halaga a Ricardo She cajoles Richard.2 to be pleased by.Me halaga el ramo de flores I am pleased by the flower bouquet.3 to be glad to, to be pleased to.Me halaga hablar en público I am glad to speak to an audience.* * *1 (lisonjear) to flatter2 (satisfacer) to please* * *VT1) (=adular) to flatter2) (=agradar) to please, gratify3) † (=mostrar afecto) to show affection to* * *verbo transitivoa) elogios/invitación to flatter* * *= flatter, pander, butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).Ex. Library readers are not always flattered to think that their problems are so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.Ex. This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need.Ex. The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.Ex. Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.* * *verbo transitivoa) elogios/invitación to flatter* * *= flatter, pander, butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).Ex: Library readers are not always flattered to think that their problems are so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.Ex: This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need.Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.* * *halagar [A3 ]vt1 (complacer) to flatterme halaga que me lo ofrezcas a mí I am flattered that you're offering it to mese sintió halagado por sus palabras de elogio he felt flattered by their praise2 (adular) ‹persona› to flatterle halagaron el vestido they praised her dress, they complimented her on her dress* * *
halagar ( conjugate halagar) verbo transitivo
to flatter;
le halagaron el vestido they complimented her on her dress
halagar verbo transitivo to flatter: me halagan mucho tus elogios, I'm really flattered by your praise
' halagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
florear
English:
flatter
- compliment
* * *halagar vt1. [alabar] to praise;me halaga que diga eso I'm flattered that you say that2. [adular] to flatter* * *v/t flatter* * *halagar {52} vt: to flatter, to compliment* * *halagar vb to flatter -
2 halago
m.1 flattery.2 praise, flattering statement.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: halagar.* * *1 compliment, flattery* * *noun m.flattery, compliment* * *SM1) (=adulación) flattery2) (=gusto) pleasure, delight; (=satisfacción) gratification3) † (=atracción) attraction* * *masculino praisehalagos — praise, flattery
* * *= flattery, compliment.Nota: A veces confundido con "complement" = complemento.Ex. The effects of flattery from a computer can produce the same general effects as flattery from humans, as described in the psychology literature.Ex. Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.* * *masculino praisehalagos — praise, flattery
* * *= flattery, compliment.Nota: A veces confundido con "complement" = complemento.Ex: The effects of flattery from a computer can produce the same general effects as flattery from humans, as described in the psychology literature.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.* * *praisehalagos praise, flattery* * *
Del verbo halagar: ( conjugate halagar)
halago es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
halagó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
halagar
halago
halagar ( conjugate halagar) verbo transitivo
to flatter;
le halagoon el vestido they complimented her on her dress
halago sustantivo masculino
praise;
halagos praise, flattery
halagar verbo transitivo to flatter: me halagan mucho tus elogios, I'm really flattered by your praise
halago sustantivo masculino flattery, blandishment: sus falsos halagos me molestan, his false praise is irritating
' halago' also found in these entries:
English:
compliment
* * *halago nm1. [alabanza] praise;la cubrió de halagos he showered her with praise2. [adulación] flattery;lo colmó de halagos she showered him with flattery* * *m flattery* * *halago nm: flattery, praise* * *halago n flattery
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