flatter [ˈflætəʳ]
verb:transitive
1 (praise, compliment) (sincerely) halagar
you flatter me! ¡me halagas!; to say that she is tactless is to flatter her (humorous) decir que no tiene tacto es como echarle un piropo
(insincerely) adular; lisonjear he only said it to flatter you te lo dijo solo para adularte
2 (gratify) halagar
I was very flattered to be asked me halagó que me lo pidieran; to feel flattered sentirse halagado
3 (show to advantage) favorecer
that colour flatters you ese color te favorece; it's a dress that will flatter any figure es un vestido que favorece a cualquiera
4
to flatter o.s.
(pride o.s.) to flatter o.s. on sth/that enorgullecerse de algo/de que
(deceive o.s.) don't flatter yourself, I didn't come all this way just to see you no te hagas ilusiones, no he venido hasta aquí solo para verte a ti; you flatter yourself! what makes you think he fancies you? ¡no seas engreída! ¿qué te hace pensar que le gustas?
