FLATTER TO DECEIVE

Meaning of FLATTER TO DECEIVE in English

( BrE ) if sth flatters to deceive , it appears to be better, more successful, etc. than it really is

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FLATTER TO DECEIVE — appear promising but ultimately disappoint. → flatter
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLATTER — flattar (-osi, -ant)
English interlingue dictionary
DECEIVE — decepter (-ion, -iv); (mislead) seducter, dupar
English interlingue dictionary
FLATTER — alam'alam;bulatik;ulog'ulog
English-Visayan vocabulary
DECEIVE — lokohin/bolahin;tikas
English-Visayan vocabulary
DECEIVE — verb (~d; deceiving) see: heave Date: 13th century transitive verb ensnare , 2. to be false to, to fail to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLATTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DECEIVE — də̇ˈsēv, dēˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English deceiven, from Old French deceivre, decevoir, from Latin decipere to ensnare, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DECEIVE — (v. t.) To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
Английский словарь Webster
DECEIVE — (v. t.) To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if …
Английский словарь Webster
DECEIVE — (v. t.) To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose …
Английский словарь Webster
FLATTER
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLATTER — I. ˈfla-tər verb Etymology: Middle English flateren, from Anglo-French flater to lap, flatter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DECEIVE — verb ( de·ceived ; de·ceiv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deceivre, from Latin decipere, from de- + capere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLATTER
Webster English vocab
DECEIVE — vt to deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. 2. deceive ·vt to beguile; to amuse, so as to divert …
Webster English vocab
FLATTER — [flat.ter] vb [ME flateren, fr. OF flater to lick, flatter, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG flaz flat] vt (13c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DECEIVE — [de.ceive] vb de.ceived ; de.ceiv.ing [ME, fr. MF deceivre, fr. L decipere, fr. de- + capere to take--more at heave] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLATTER — flatter BrE AmE ˈflæt ə AmE ˈflæt̬ ə r ▷ flatter|ed d ▷ flattering/ly ˈflæt‿ ə r ɪŋ /li AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLATTER — / ˈflætə(r); NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] to say nice things about sb, often in a way that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DECEIVE — / dɪˈsiːv; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] deceive sb (into doing sth) to make sb believe sth that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLATTER — flat ‧ ter /ˈflætə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: flater …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DECEIVE — de ‧ ceive /dɪˈsiːv/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ deceit , ↑ deceiver , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLATTER — v.tr. 1 compliment unduly; overpraise, esp. for gain or advantage. 2 (usu. refl.; usu. foll. by that + clause) please, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DECEIVE — v. 1 tr. make (a person) believe what is false, mislead purposely. 2 tr. be unfaithful to, esp. sexually. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLATTER — v.tr. 1 compliment unduly; overpraise, esp. for gain or advantage. 2 (usu. refl.; usu. foll. by that + clause) please, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DECEIVE — v. 1 tr. make (a person) believe what is false, mislead purposely. 2 tr. be unfaithful to, esp. sexually. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLATTER — v.tr. 1. compliment unduly; overpraise, esp. for gain or advantage. 2 (usu. refl.; usu. foll. by that + clause) please, …
Oxford English vocab
DECEIVE — v. 1. tr. make (a person) believe what is false, mislead purposely. 2 tr. be unfaithful to, esp. sexually. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
FLATTER — ( flatters, flattering, flattered) 1. If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DECEIVE — ( deceives, deceiving, deceived) 1. If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLATTER — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB very ▪ Mr. Marlow I am very flattered , Mr. Speaker. ■ NOUN attention …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DECEIVE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN people ▪ But is it not the only fair way to describe a policy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLATTER — [verb] [T] - to make (someone) feel or appear important, attractive or pleased, esp. by praising themHis remarks about her …
Cambridge English vocab
DECEIVE — [verb] [T] - to persuade (someone) that something false is the truth; to keep the truth hidden from (someone) for …
Cambridge English vocab
FLATTER — n. Function: verb to be becoming to FF1C; a neckline designed to flatter the stylishly stout FF1E; Synonyms: become, enhance, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FLATTER — verb to be becoming to a neckline designed to flatter the stylishly stout Synonyms: become, enhance, suit Related Word: adorn, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLATTER — verb Flatter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ego , ↑ vanity
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DECEIVE — verb ADVERB ▪ easily ▪ Human nature is such that we easily ~ ourselves. ▪ deliberately VERB + DECEIVE ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DECEIVE — INDEX: 1. to trick someone and make them believe something that is not true 2. to be tricked or deceived …
Longman Activator English vocab
DECEIVE — See ↑ TRICK/DECEIVE 1
Longman Activator English vocab
FLATTER — n. 25B6; verb it amused him to flatter her : COMPLIMENT, praise, express admiration for, say nice things about, pay …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLATTER — I гл. 1) а) льстить (about, on) Syn : fawn б) обыкн. страд. тешить, льстить себя (надеждой); быть польщенным I …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DECEIVE — гл. обманывать; вводить в заблуждение (into - в чем-л.; with - чем-л.) The clever salesman deceived the old lady into …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLATTER — flatter.ogg _I ʹflætə v 1. 1> льстить; чремерно хвалить you flatter me! - вы мне льстите! to flatter smb.'s vanity …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DECEIVE — deceive.ogg dıʹsi:v v 1. 1> обманывать, сознательно вводить в заблуждение to deceive the teacher one's parents - обмануть учителя своих …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLATTER — I flatter гл.1) а) льстить ( about, on) Syn:fawn б) обыкн. страд. тешить, льстить себя (надеждой); быть польщенным I flatter …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DECEIVE — deceive гл.обманывать; вводить в заблуждение ( into - в чем-л.; with - чем-л.) The clever salesman deceived the old lady …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FLATTER — _I ʹflætə v 1. 1> льстить; чремерно хвалить you flatter me! - вы мне льстите! to flatter smb.'s vanity - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DECEIVE — v 1. 1> обманывать, сознательно вводить в заблуждение to deceive the teacher one's parents - обмануть учителя своих родителей to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLATTER — I ˈflætə гл. 1) а) ( about, on ) льстить Syn: fawn б) обыкн. страд. тешить, льстить себя ( надеждой …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DECEIVE — гл. обманывать; вводить в заблуждение The clever salesman deceived the old lady into lending him all her money for his …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FLATTER — I ['§®‡«†] flatter.wav гл. 1) а) (about, on) льстить Syn: fawn б) обыкн. страд. тешить, льстить себя (надеждой); быть польщенным I flatter myself that this campaign will …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DECEIVE — гл. обманывать; вводить в заблуждение The clever salesman deceived the old lady into lending him all her money for his business, by …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FLATTER — _I _v. 1> льстить 2> to flatter oneself that - тешить себя, льстить себя (надеждой); I flatter myself that - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DECEIVE — _v. обманывать; вводить в заблуждение; (into - в чем-л., with - чем-л.) The clever salesman deceived the old lady into …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FLATTER — I v. 1. льстить 2. to flatter oneself that - тешить себя, льстить себя (надеждой); I flatter myself that - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DECEIVE — v. обманывать; вводить в заблуждение; (into - в чем-л., with - чем-л.) The clever salesman deceived the old lady into …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FLATTER — льстить to flatter oneself that - тешить себя, льстить себя (надеждой); приукрашивать; преувеличивать достоинства; быть приятным; ласкать (взор, слух) flattering - льстивый; лестный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FLATTER — _I ˈflætə _v. 1> льстить 2> to flatter oneself that тешить себя, льстить себя (надеждой); I flatter myself that смею …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DECEIVE — _v. обманывать; вводить в заблуждение; to deceive oneself обманываться
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLATTER — I гл. 1) а) льстить (about, on) Syn : fawn б) обыкн. страд. тешить, льстить себя (надеждой); быть польщенным I …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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