flattering

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• /ˈflætəɹɪŋ/
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From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter + -ing.

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: привлекателен (privlekatelen) — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Bulgarian: обаятелен (obajatelen) — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Catalan: afalagador — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Danish: flatterende — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Finnish: imarteleva — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Finnish: mairitteleva — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• German: schmeichelhaft — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Greek: κολακευτικός (kolakeftikós) — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Hungarian: előnyös — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Hungarian: kedvező — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Norwegian Bokmål: flatterende — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Spanish: lisonjero — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Spanish: lisonjeador — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Swedish: smickrande — attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
• Bulgarian: похвален (pohvalen) — gratifying, complimentary
• Hungarian: megtisztelő — gratifying, complimentary
• Hungarian: jóleső — gratifying, complimentary
• Hungarian: elismerő — gratifying, complimentary
• Bulgarian: ласкателен (laskatelen) — that which represents too favorably
• Esperanto: flata — that which represents too favorably
• Hungarian: hízelgő — that which represents too favorably