льстить — meaning in English
lstit
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English meaning
- flatter verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
Senses
льстить is used for these senses in English:
- flatter To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
- flatter To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.
- flatter To portray someone to advantage.
- lickspittle (transitive, and, intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).
flatter — full definition
- verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
- verb To make someone or something look better than usual.