flattered
past simple and past participle of
flatter
Significado de flattered en inglés
- praiseLawmakers praised the bipartisan deal.
- congratulateI congratulated him on passing his driving test.
- complimentI was just complimenting Robert on the wonderful meal he has cooked.
- commendThe judge commended her for her bravery.
- pay tribute toHe paid tribute to the firefighters who had saved his daughter's life.
- flatterI knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
flatter yourself
[ + that ] Steve flatters himself that he's an excellent speaker.
I was under the impression he found me rather funny but maybe I flatter myself.
Don't flatter yourself, Peter. She's like that with everyone.
- backhanded compliment
- bootlicker
- bow and scrape idiom
- crawler
- creep
- flummery
- glad-handing
- grovel
- grovelling
- grovellingly
- massage someone's ego idiom
- obsequious
- obsequiously
- people pleaser
- play up to someone
- sycophantic
- sycophantically
- toady
- toadying
- truckle
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flattered
En inglés, muchos participios pasados y presentes se pueden usar como adjetivos. Algunos de los ejemplos a continuación puede que muestren su uso como adjetivo.
I am flattered that they took notice of my piece, but think their efforts to set the record straight only obfuscate matters further.
It also included some of the bestinformed specialists in the world, a formidable group to be entertained and flattered as well as informed.
The man appears flattered by her interest, but at the same time surprised by her aggressiveness.
I was flattered to be included, learned a lot, and gained a lot of confidence.
Nor is she flattered by an appeal to her domestic virtues.
In a single, undivided movement of around 15 minutes' duration, the concerto flattered to deceive in its opening paragraphs.
We are all flattered to be asked our expert opinion and no doubt this also plays a part in why reviewers are so generous with their time.
Like many great engineers, while disclaming any pretension to make architecture or practise an 'art', he was clearly flattered by the attention architects gave to his bridges and buildings.
He flattered so many of us in those later years of his career by his attention to our work and his quick grasp and appreciation of its details.
I am both amused and flattered by his constant attention.
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I was flattered to learn that certain organisations had reprinted my speech.
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I was flattered that he felt that a visit from me would be such a catalyst that work would progress apace and almost instantly.
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I am flattered that that should be so.
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That is one of the reasons for my being flattered to receive the invitation and delighted to accept it.
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I was flattered to hear so many quotes from my previous speeches.
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