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baratiner

to sweet-talk, to deceive with smooth talk

b a . ʁ a . t i . n e
baratin spiel, smooth talk, nonsense + er Infinitive
verb Rare #46,298
to sweet-talk, to deceive with smooth talk Colloquial.
FR: Il aime baratiner les gens pour obtenir ce qu’il veut.
EN: He likes to sweet-talk people to get what he wants.

Tu es bon pour baratiner.

You're good at talking your way out of things.

— Le Syndicat du crime (1986)

Je vais les baratiner pour avoir une chambre.

I'm going to sweet-talk them into giving me a room.

— Victoria (2015)

Arrête de baratiner et dis-moi franchement ce que tu penses.

Stop talking nonsense and tell me straight what you think.

Te sens pas obligé de me baratiner, c'est tout.

You don't have to sweet-talk me, that's all.

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

Marcinho, arrête de baratiner.

Marcinho, stop talking.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)