flattered in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flattered in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flatter [Am ˈflædər, Brit ˈflatə] VB trans

1. flatter (gratify):

flatter

halagar

she was flattered by their invitation

la halagó que la invitaran

she was flattered by their invitation

se sintió halagada por su invitación

2. flatter (overpraise):

flatter

adular

3. flatter (show to advantage):

flatter

favorecer

the photo doesn't flatter her

no ha salido favorecida or bien en la foto

this dress flatters her figure

este vestido la favorece

this dress flatters her figure

este vestido realza su figura

Rembrandt never flattered his sitters

Rembrandt nunca embellecía or idealizaba a sus modelos

II.flatter [Am ˈflædər, Brit ˈflatə] VB refl to flatter oneself

1. flatter (like to think):

I flatter myself on being a good singer

me considero un buen cantante

I flatter myself on being a good singer

considero que canto bien

they flatter themselves that their deliveries always arrive on time

se precian or se enorgullecen de cumplir siempre con la fecha de entrega

2. flatter (delude oneself):

don't flatter yourself that you're indispensable

no te creas que eres imprescindible

don't flatter yourself that you're indispensable

no te hagas ilusiones: no eres imprescindible

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he adores being flattered

le encanta que lo adulen

it doesn't flatter the wearer

no favorece a quien lo lleva

Translations for flattered in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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halagar

to flatter

me halaga que me lo ofrezcas a mí

I am flattered that you're offering it to me

se sintió halagado por sus palabras de elogio

he felt flattered by their praise

halagar persona

to flatter

lisonjear

to flatter

eres muy halagador pero no me vas a convencer

I'm very flattered but I'm afraid you won't persuade me

sabanear

to flatter

adular

to flatter

halagar la vanidad de alg.

to flatter sb's vanity

regalarle el oído a alg.

to flatter sb

flattered in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flattered in the English»Spanish Dictionary

flatter [ˈflætəʳ, Am ˈflæt̬ɚ] VB trans

1. flatter (gratify vanity):

flatter

adular

2. flatter (make attractive):

flatter

favorecer

3. flatter (be proud of):

to flatter oneself on sth

enorgullecerse de algo

Translations for flattered in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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adular

to flatter

requebrar

to flatter

halagar

to flatter

lisonjear

to flatter

regalar los oídos a alguien

to flatter sb

regalar los oídos

to flatter

flattered Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to flatter oneself on sth

enorgullecerse de algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She sat me down after a lesson and explained how she was flattered by my missive, but that it wasn't really appropriate.

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Bea, her emotions in some disarray, is both flattered and embarrassed.

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She yearns to be flattered and jollied, and all she gets from you is criticism and fault-finding and neglect.

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The star turned plenty of heads in the frock, which included cut-out panels across her decolletage and waist, which flattered her slim figure.

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She is very easily flattered by eloquent compliments, but her heart not being deep or passionate, she is not very constant.

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He was easily flattered by praise, and dismayed when he felt he was not given sufficient credit for his actions.

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His lover tries to mold him into a gilt-edged mirror of upper-class values and ultimately swindles the easily flattered lottery winner out of his fortune.

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Without letting himself be either intimidated or flattered, he related clearly, sincerely, and succinctly, the story of his discovery.

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Annoyed rather than flattered, the poodle starts barking.

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After a long heart-to-heart, she convinced him that she was flattered and that he would one day meet the right woman.

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