Last Updated :2025/11/20

flatter

IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
intransitive transitive
Japanese Meaning
お世辞を言う / 虚偽または過剰な褒め言葉で相手の自尊心をくすぐる / 相手を好意的に描写して利益を得ようとする
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彼女は昇進を得ようと、誇張したお世辞でマネージャーに取り入ろうとした。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour. / To enhance someone's vanity by praising them. / To portray someone to advantage.

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flatter

She tried to flatter the manager with exaggerated compliments to secure the promotion.

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She tried to flatter the manager with exaggerated compliments to secure the promotion.

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