معنى كلمة flatter | الترجمة والشرح والأمثلة

معنى كلمة flatter بالعربي

يطرى

النطق: /ˈflætɚ/ | [ˈflæɾɚ] | /ˈflætə/

flatter

To flatter people means to praise them in an effort to please them.

He was just flattering me when he said that my new dress looked gorgeous.

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
1855, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co., Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 7, p. 242, Some he complimented for their bravery; others he flattered by asking their advice.
Her portrait flatters her.
Here is her picture: let me see; I think, If I had such a tire, this face of mine Were full as lovely as is this of hers: And yet the painter flatter’d her a little […]
[…] I went up, and sat there two Hours and an half before I cou’d discern any Thing like Land; and when I first saw it I told my Comrade, but not being certain I wou’d not call out; for the Case was of such Importance, that they were not to be trifled with, or flatter’d into vain Hopes.

butter up, lay it on thick, puff, stroke someone's ego

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