flattering

flattering
flattering
tr['flætərɪŋ]
adjective
1 (words) lisonjero,-a, halagüeño,-a
2 (clothes etc) favorecedor,-ra
flattering ['flæt̬ərɪŋ] adj
1) complimentary: halagador
2) becoming: favorecedor
flattering
adj.
• adulador adj.
• cobista adj.
• gitano, -a adj.
• halagador adj.
• halagüeño, -a adj.
• lisonjero, -a adj.
• zalamero, -a adj.
'flætərɪŋ
adjective
a) <words/speech> halagador, halagüeño; (sycophantic) adulador

it's a flattering portrait of him — en el retrato sale muy favorecido

b) <clothes/hairstyle> favorecedor
['flætǝrɪŋ]
ADJ
1) (=complimentary) [remark, words] halagador

the play had very flattering reviews — la obra recibió críticas muy halagadoras or halagüeñas

he was very flattering about you — habló muy bien de ti

that's not very flattering to him! — ¡vaya imagen que pintas de él! iro

2) (=gratifying)

it was flattering to be told how indispensable he was — le halagó que le dijeran lo indispensable que era

he found the interest in him flattering — se sentía halagado por la atención que le prestaban

3) (=fawning) adulador

she was surrounded by flattering admirers — estaba rodeada de admiradores que la adulaban

4) [photo, clothes] favorecedor

that dress isn't flattering at all on you — ese vestido no te favorece nada

* * *
['flætərɪŋ]
adjective
a) <words/speech> halagador, halagüeño; (sycophantic) adulador

it's a flattering portrait of him — en el retrato sale muy favorecido

b) <clothes/hairstyle> favorecedor

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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