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University of Vigo

English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- flannel, flap, flare, flash, flashpoint, flashy, flask, flat, flatten, flatter, flatterer, flattering, flattery, flaunt, flavour, flaw, flawed, flawless, flax


flatter


- transitive verb
- afagar

EN He asked you quite openly to flatter him, to admire him, his little dodges deceived nobody.
GL Pedíache con total franqueza que o afagases, que o admirases, os seus trucos cativos non enganaban a ninguén.
- Fonte: CAR (574)
- alagar

EN He pleased her; his absolute devotion flattered her.
GL A Edna gustáballe. A súa rotunda devoción alagábaa.
- Fonte: ESP (423)
- gabar

EN Marcher flattered himself the illumination was brilliant, yet he was really still more pleased on her showing him, with amusement, that in his haste to make everything right he had got most things rather wrong.
GL Marcher gabouse do esplendor da iluminación, pero sentiuse aínda máis compracido cando ela lle amosou, divertida, que coa présa por acertar en todo, se enganara na maioría das cousas.
- Fonte: BES (30)
.....--- to flatter oneself
- congratularse

EN He flattered himself on the following day that there was no smiling among the servants when he, at least, asked for Mrs Miller at her hotel.
GL Congratulouse de que ó día seguinte non houbo risa ningunha entre os criados, polo menos cando el preguntou por Mrs Miller no hotel.s.
- Fonte: DAI (1067)