flattery

[US]/'flæt(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/'flætəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Overdreven og uoprigtig ros givet for at opnå gunst eller godkendelse; smiger eller komplimenter, der ofte er uoprigtige.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

empty flattery

tom smiger

accept flattery

acceptere smiger

insincere flattery

uoprigtig smiger

over-the-top flattery

overdreven smiger

Example Sentences

servile flattery and submission.

smigrende underdanighed.

their flattery made him vain.

deres smigerne gjorde ham selvfed.

Flattery is not his style.

Smiger er ikke hans stil.

He was laying on the flattery with a trowel.

Han smigrede med en spartel.

a little bit of flattery was now in order.

en lille smule smiger var nu på sin plads.

The film star is blase about endless flattery now.

Filmskuespilleren er ligegyldig over for endeløse smiger nu.

she allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice.

hun tillod ikke antydning af smiger at komme ind i hendes stemme.

left-handed flattery; a left-handed compliment.

skæv smiger; et skævt kompliment.

an investigator who develops witnesses through flattery and intimidation.

en efterforsker, der udvikler vidner gennem smiger og intimidering.

Just remember—flattery will get you nowhere. There’s no use trying to be nice to me so I’ll give you what you want.

Husk blot—smiger kommer dig ingen steds. Der er ingen grund til at forsøge at være sød ved mig, så jeg giver dig det, du vil have.

More generally, Schumpeter seemed to be playing the role of grand seigneur, and he tended to flatter where flattery was not due, no doubt satirically.

Mere generelt syntes Schumpeter at spille rollen som en grand seigneur, og han havde tendens til at smigre, hvor smiger ikke var passende, uden tvivl satirisk.

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