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"1": "ofs",
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"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 29:5:",
"text": "A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.",
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"text": "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,\nSome he complimented for their bravery; others he flattered by asking their advice."
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"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "lajkatoj"
},
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "tamallaqa",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "تَمَلَّقَ"
},
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"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "afalagar"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "lislívicʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ліслі́віць"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ljéscicʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ле́сціць"
},
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "lisʹcícʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "лісьці́ць"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "laskája",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ласка́я"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adular"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "llagotejar"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "afalagar"
},
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"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "諂媚"
},
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"code": "nan-hbl",
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"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "谄媚"
},
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"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "扶挺"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "討好"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tǎohǎo",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "讨好"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fèngchéng",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "奉承"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "ēyú",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "阿谀"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "lichotit"
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{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
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"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
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"word": "pochlebovat"
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{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
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"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "complimenteren"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "flati"
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{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "imarrella"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "mielistellä"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
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"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "nuoleskella"
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{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
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"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "flatter"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "aloumiñar"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "afagar"
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{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "schmeicheln"
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"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kolakévo",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "κολακεύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kolakeúō",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "κολακεύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hiḥmí",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "החמיא"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "hízeleg"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "cuach"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "lusingare"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adulare"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hetsurau",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "諂う"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsuishō suru",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "追従する"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tembi suru",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "諂媚する"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "kix",
"lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "ùoh"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "acheomhada",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "아첨하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "abuhada",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "아부하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chikyeose'uda",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "치켜세우다"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "allanggeorida",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "알랑거리다"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "blandior"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adulor"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "blimmelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "laska",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ласка"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "patipati"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "ene"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "smigre"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "smigre"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "lĭstiti",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "льстити"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "lestiti",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лестити"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "koltuklamak",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "قولتقلامق"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schlebiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pochlebiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adular"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "bajular"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "flata"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "complimenta"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "măguli"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "linguși"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lʹstitʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "льстить"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polʹstítʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "польсти́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ла̏скати"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "lȁskati"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "lichotiť"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pochlebovať"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "laskati"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adular"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "halagar"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "falagar"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "smickra"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chom",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "ชม"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "grisim"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lestýty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лести́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "uleščuvaty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "улещувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obleščuvaty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "облещувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidleščaty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "підлещати"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidleščuvaty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "підлещувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "nịnh nọt"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "gwenieithio"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 3 3 3 7 7",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "seboni"
}
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],
"glosses": [
"To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them."
],
"id": "en-flatter-en-verb-ht2or6SW",
"links": [
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"enhance",
"enhance"
],
[
"gratify",
"gratify"
],
[
"vanity",
"vanity"
],
[
"praising",
"praising"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "stroke someone's ego"
}
],
"tags": [
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],
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"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "afalagar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "combayar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "laskaja",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "лаская"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prevǎznasjam",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "превъзнасям"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "imarrella"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "flatter"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "aloumiñar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "anbiedern"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "einschmeicheln"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "legyezgeti a hiúságát"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "bladair"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "blandire"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "sviolinare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "piaggiare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "blandior"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "schlebiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "pochlebiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lʹstitʹ",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "льстить"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razduvátʹ čʹjo-libo égo",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "раздува́ть чьё-либо э́го"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razdútʹ čʹjo-libo égo",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "разду́ть чьё-либо э́го"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "adular"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "lisonjear"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "incensar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "es",
"english": "Andes",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "franelear"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "smickra"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 83 4 2 4 4",
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "grisim"
}
]
},
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},
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},
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},
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],
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"text": "Her portrait flatters her.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:",
"text": "Here is her picture: let me see; I think,\nIf I had such a tire, this face of mine\nWere full as lovely as is this of hers:\nAnd yet the painter flatter’d her a little […]",
"type": "quote"
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],
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"To portray someone to advantage."
],
"id": "en-flatter-en-verb-5v6NeLZA",
"links": [
[
"portray",
"portray"
],
[
"advantage",
"advantage"
]
],
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"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prevǎznasjam",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "превъзнасям"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "afavorir"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "kaunistella"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "flatter"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "anbiedern"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kolakévo",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "κολακεύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "kedvező színben tüntet fel"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "compiacere"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "vantare"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "incantare"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lʹstitʹ",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "льстить"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vygoráživatʹ",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "выгора́живать"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "výgoroditʹ",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "вы́городить"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 2 87 2 3 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "retocar"
}
]
},
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"kind": "other",
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},
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},
{
"_dis": "26 9 26 10 14 14",
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"parents": [],
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},
{
"_dis": "26 6 22 14 14 18",
"kind": "other",
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}
],
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{
"ref": "1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, page 9:",
"text": "[…] 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.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To encourage or cheer someone with (usually false) hope."
],
"id": "en-flatter-en-verb-ETMbDx66",
"links": [
[
"encourage",
"encourage"
],
[
"cheer",
"cheer"
]
],
"tags": [
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"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "3 2 2 47 23 23",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cheer someone with false hope",
"word": "hiteget"
}
]
},
{
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},
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"_dis": "27 8 13 14 16 23",
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},
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"word": "flattering"
},
{
"word": "flattery"
},
{
"word": "unflattering"
}
],
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"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 29:5:",
"text": "A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"text": "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,\nSome he complimented for their bravery; others he flattered by asking their advice."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour."
],
"links": [
[
"compliment",
"compliment"
],
[
"insincerely",
"insincerely"
],
[
"favour",
"favour"
]
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them."
],
"links": [
[
"enhance",
"enhance"
],
[
"gratify",
"gratify"
],
[
"vanity",
"vanity"
],
[
"praising",
"praising"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "stroke someone's ego"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her portrait flatters her.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:",
"text": "Here is her picture: let me see; I think,\nIf I had such a tire, this face of mine\nWere full as lovely as is this of hers:\nAnd yet the painter flatter’d her a little […]",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To portray someone to advantage."
],
"links": [
[
"portray",
"portray"
],
[
"advantage",
"advantage"
]
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, page 9:",
"text": "[…] 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.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To encourage or cheer someone with (usually false) hope."
],
"links": [
[
"encourage",
"encourage"
],
[
"cheer",
"cheer"
]
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Before the results came out, I flattered myself that I had done well on the test. It turned out I was the worst in the class!",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "The dire imagination she did follow\nThis sound of hope doth labour to expel;\nFor now reviving joy bids her rejoice,\nAnd flatters her it is Adonis’ voice.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cheer or please (with the idea that); congratulate oneself, especially when the perception is false."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(usually reflexive) To cheer or please (with the idea that); congratulate oneself, especially when the perception is false."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"reflexive",
"transitive",
"usually"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v], page 287, column 2:",
"text": "Run after that ſame peeuiſh Meſſenger / The Countes man: he left this Ring behinde him / Would I, or not: tell him, Ile none of it. / Deſire him not to flatter with his Lord, / Nor hold him vp with hopes, I am not for him:",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cheer or please (with the idea that); congratulate oneself, especially when the perception is false.",
"In phrasal verb \"to flatter with\": to encourage, inspire with hope."
],
"links": [
[
"phrasal verb",
"phrasal verb#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(usually reflexive) To cheer or please (with the idea that); congratulate oneself, especially when the perception is false.",
"(obsolete, intransitive) In phrasal verb \"to flatter with\": to encourage, inspire with hope."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete",
"reflexive",
"transitive",
"usually"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈflætɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈflæɾɚ]",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈflætə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-flatter.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/En-us-flatter.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ætə(ɹ)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "lajkatoj"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "tamallaqa",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "تَمَلَّقَ"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "afalagar"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "lislívicʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ліслі́віць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ljéscicʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ле́сціць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "lisʹcícʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лісьці́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "laskája",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ласка́я"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adular"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "llagotejar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "afalagar"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "諂媚"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "谄媚"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "扶挺"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "討好"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tǎohǎo",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "讨好"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fèngchéng",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "奉承"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "ēyú",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "阿谀"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "lichotit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pochlebovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "complimenteren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "flati"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "imarrella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "mielistellä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "nuoleskella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "flatter"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "aloumiñar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "afagar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "schmeicheln"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kolakévo",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "κολακεύω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kolakeúō",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "κολακεύω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hiḥmí",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "החמיא"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "hízeleg"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "cuach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "lusingare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adulare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hetsurau",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "諂う"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsuishō suru",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "追従する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tembi suru",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "諂媚する"
},
{
"code": "kix",
"lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "ùoh"
},
{
"code": "kix",
"lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "ùoh"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "acheomhada",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "아첨하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "abuhada",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "아부하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chikyeose'uda",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "치켜세우다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "allanggeorida",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "알랑거리다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "blandior"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adulor"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "blimmelen"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "laska",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ласка"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "patipati"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "ene"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "smigre"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "smigre"
},
{
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "lĭstiti",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "льстити"
},
{
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "lestiti",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лестити"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "koltuklamak",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "قولتقلامق"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schlebiać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pochlebiać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adular"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "bajular"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "flata"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "complimenta"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "măguli"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "linguși"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lʹstitʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "льстить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polʹstítʹ",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "польсти́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ла̏скати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "lȁskati"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "lichotiť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pochlebovať"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "laskati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "adular"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "halagar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "falagar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "smickra"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chom",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "ชม"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "grisim"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lestýty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лести́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "uleščuvaty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "улещувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obleščuvaty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "облещувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidleščaty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "підлещати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidleščuvaty",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "підлещувати"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "nịnh nọt"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "gwenieithio"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to compliment someone",
"word": "seboni"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "afalagar"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "combayar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "laskaja",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "лаская"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prevǎznasjam",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "превъзнасям"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "imarrella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "flatter"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "aloumiñar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "anbiedern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "einschmeicheln"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "legyezgeti a hiúságát"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "bladair"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "blandire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "sviolinare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "piaggiare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "blandior"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "schlebiać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "pochlebiać"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lʹstitʹ",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "льстить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razduvátʹ čʹjo-libo égo",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "раздува́ть чьё-либо э́го"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razdútʹ čʹjo-libo égo",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "разду́ть чьё-либо э́го"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "adular"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "lisonjear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "incensar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "Andes",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "franelear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "smickra"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "to enhance someone's vanity",
"word": "grisim"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prevǎznasjam",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "превъзнасям"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "afavorir"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "kaunistella"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "flatter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "anbiedern"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kolakévo",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "κολακεύω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "kedvező színben tüntet fel"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "compiacere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "vantare"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
"word": "incantare"
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"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
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],
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"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
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],
"word": "выгора́живать"
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"sense": "to portray something to advantage",
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"word": "retocar"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "cheer someone with false hope",
"word": "hiteget"
}
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}
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