to flatter

English - Turkish

Definition of to flatter in English Turkish dictionary

pohpohlamak

O beni pohpohlamak istedi. - She wanted to flatter me.

Onu pohpohlamak istedim. - I wanted to flatter her.

eteklemek

{f} pohpohlamak

O beni pohpohlamak istedi. - She wanted to flatter me.

Onu pohpohlamak istedim. - I wanted to flatter her.

dalkavukluk etmek

{f} yağ yakmak

gururunu okşamak

{f} övmek

{f} göklere çıkarmak

yalakalık etmek

{f} pohpohlamak, koltuklamak, samimi olmayan iltifatlarda bulunmak

koltuklamak

(Tıp) flater

pehpehlemek

methiye

okşamak

zannetmek

etek öpmek

dil dökmek

kuyruk sallamak

methetmek

memnun etmek

(fotoğraf ya da resimde) olduğundan daha güzel göstermek

{f} kompliman yapmak

O bana kompliman yapmak istedi. - He wanted to flatter me.

yağlamak

pohpohla

Pohpohlanmış olduğumu söylemeliyim. - I must say I'm flattered.

Biz yöneticinin kibrini pohpohladık. - We've flattered the director's vanity.

Related Terms

lay it on thick

övmek

lay it on thick

göklere çıkarmak

flatter

{f} olduğundan güzel göstermek

lay it on thick

(deyim) Çok fazla iltifat etmek, birini iltifatlara boğmak, birini koltuklamak/pohpohlamak

flatter

yağ çekmek

flatter

ümit etmek

flatter

flatterer dalkavuk

flatter

slang yağcı

flatter

ümit vermek

flatter

slang yaltaklanmak

flatter

göklere

lay it on thick

çok pohpohlamak

lay it on thick

{k} (deyim) cok abartmali,ozellikle ovgu veya elestirmede

English - English

Definition of to flatter in English English dictionary

{v} sycophant

mignon

clawback

fleech

I fleeched him, and I coaxed him, and I kicked him, and I cuffed him; but I might as weal hae kicked my heel upon the floor, or fleeched the fireplace.

sweet-talk

lay it on thick

He knew he needed to lay it on thick in his job interview.

Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener

To enhance someone's vanity by praising them

To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour

A type of set tool used by blacksmiths

Comparative form of flat: more flat

To portray something to advantage

To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed

pitch woo

{v} to sooth, praise, give false hopes

To enhance someones vanity by praising them

If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive. Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter. see also flat, flattered, flattering

To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of; as, his portrait flatters him

If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you `you're flattering yourself' or `don't flatter yourself', they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself. I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?

disapproval If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something. I knew she was just flattering me. a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side

{f} praise, compliment

To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp

To portray something to advantage. To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed

A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc

A flat-faced fulling hammer

comparative of flat

To use flattery or insincere praise

praise somewhat dishonestly

{i} person or thing that flattens; blacksmith's hammer (used to flatten metal)

by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle

One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens

To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations

A type of hammer used by blacksmiths

Hyphenation

to flat·ter

Turkish pronunciation

tı flätır

Pronunciation

/tə ˈflatər/ /tə ˈflætɜr/