flattery
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flattery(
flah
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duh
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ri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la adulación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Whenever Elizabeth feels threatened, she resorts to flattery to win her opponents over.Cuando Elizabeth se siente amenazada, recurre a la adulación para ganarse a sus rivales.
b. las lisonjas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Flattery may have helped you get your last job, but that won't work here.Puede que las lisonjas te haya ayudado a conseguir tu último puesto, pero eso no funcionará aquí.
c. los halagos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Ana can't tell the difference between insincere flattery and sincere praise anymore.Ana ya no puede diferenciar los halagos insinceros de las alabanzas sinceras.
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