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| has gloss | (noun) excessive or insincere praise flattery |
| has gloss | eng: Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. |
| lexicalization | eng: flattery |
| subclass of | (noun) a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration compliment |
| has subclass | (noun) servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise adulation |
| has subclass | (noun) flattery intended to persuade blandishment, palaver, cajolery |
| has subclass | (noun) flattery designed to gain favor sweet talk, blarney, soft soap, coaxing |
| has subclass | (noun) a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes) puffery |
| Meaning | |
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| Standard Arabic | |
| lexicalization | arb: تملق |
| Asturian | |
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| lexicalization | ast: falagu |
| lexicalization | ast: afalagu |
| Catalan | |
| lexicalization | cat: adulació |
| lexicalization | cat: afalac |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: lichocení |
| lexicalization | ces: pochlebování |
| lexicalization | ces: lichotka |
| lexicalization | ces: lichotky |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
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| lexicalization | cmn: mèi ci |
| lexicalization | cmn: 媚詞 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 媚词 |
| lexicalization | cmn: ning |
| lexicalization | cmn: 佞 |
| lexicalization | cmn: mǎ pi |
| lexicalization | cmn: 馬屁 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 马屁 |
| lexicalization | cmn: fèng cheng |
| lexicalization | cmn: 奉承 |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Schmeichelei |
| lexicalization | deu: Lobhudelei |
| lexicalization | deu: Beweihräucherung |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | |
| lexicalization | ell: κολακεία |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: flato |
| lexicalization | epo: flatado |
| lexicalization | epo: adulacio |
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| lexicalization | epo: flataĵo |
| Basque | |
| lexicalization | eus: xaboi |
| Persian | |
| lexicalization | fas: تملق |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: imartelu |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: flatterie |
| lexicalization | fra: cajolerie |
| lexicalization | fra: adulation |
| lexicalization | fra: coup d'encensoir |
| Hindi | |
| lexicalization | hin: cApalUsI |
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| lexicalization | hin: आलोक |
| Hungarian | |
| lexicalization | hun: hízelgés |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: bujukan |
| Icelandic | |
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| lexicalization | isl: skjall |
| lexicalization | isl: smjaður |
| lexicalization | isl: mærð |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: adulazione |
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| lexicalization | ita: lusinga |
| Georgian | |
| lexicalization | kat: მლიქვნელობა |
| lexicalization | kat: პირფერობა |
| lexicalization | kat: ქლესაობა |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 아첨 |
| lexicalization | kor: 감언 |
| Latin | |
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| lexicalization | lat: palpatio |
| Lithuanian | |
| lexicalization | lit: meilikavimas |
| Dutch | |
| lexicalization | nld: hielenlikkerij |
| lexicalization | nld: vleierij |
| Norwegian Bokmål | |
| lexicalization | nob: smiger |
| Norwegian | |
| lexicalization | nor: smiger |
| Occitan (post 1500) | |
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| lexicalization | oci: vantatge |
| Iranian Persian | |
| lexicalization | pes: چاپلوسی |
| Polish | |
| lexicalization | pol: pochlebstwo |
| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: Adulação ato de lisonjear ou bajular. |
| lexicalization | por: Adulação |
| lexicalization | por: adulação |
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| lexicalization | por: Bajulador |
| lexicalization | por: lisonja |
| Moldavian | |
| lexicalization | ron: lingușeală |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: лесть |
| Slovak | |
| lexicalization | slk: lichotenie |
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| lexicalization | slk: lichôtka |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: La adulación o lisonja es una alabanza baja e interesada, hecha con estudio de lo que se cree que puede halagar al otro, con propósito de ganarse su voluntad para fines interesados. |
| lexicalization | spa: lisonja |
| lexicalization | spa: Adulacion |
| lexicalization | spa: adulación |
| lexicalization | spa: halago |
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| lexicalization | spa: peloteo |
| lexicalization | spa: zalamería |
| Swedish | |
| lexicalization | swe: smicker |
| Thai | |
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| lexicalization | tha: การยกยอ |
| lexicalization | tha: คำยกยอ |
| lexicalization | tha: การสอพลอ |
| lexicalization | tha: คำสอพลอ |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: yaltaklanma |
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| lexicalization | tur: kompliman |
| Ukrainian | |
| lexicalization | ukr: лестощі |
| Urdu | |
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| lexicalization | urd: آلوک |
| Vlaams | |
| lexicalization | vls: gatkruiperij |
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| similar | e/Flattery |
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