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je flatte

flatters, strokes, pets

f l a t → flatter
flatt to flatter, to praise + e Present/subjunctive ending for je/il; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #32,040
flatters Can imply insincere praise or trying to win someone’s favor.
FR: Il me flatte pour obtenir mon aide.
EN: He flatters me to get my help.
strokes, pets
FR: Elle flatte son chat.
EN: She strokes her cat.
Conjugation of flatter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First flatte —
Third flatte —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First flatte —
Third flatte —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second flatte —

Il flatte les autres pour avancer dans sa carrière.

He flatters others to advance his career.

Il me flatte.

He flatters me.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Ne te flatte pas, mec.

Don’t flatter yourself, man.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Il flatte Madame.

He flatters Madame.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Elle flatte comme un chat.

She flatters like a cat.

Un ami qui vous flatte est votre pire ennemi.

A friend who flatters you is your worst enemy.

Tout le monde vous flatte.

Everyone flatters you.

— Romance de bureau (1977)

La musique flatte les oreilles.

Music flatters the ears.

Elle se flatte elle-même en pensant qu'elle est belle.

She flatters herself by thinking she’s beautiful.

Qui ne flatte pas.

One who does not flatter.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Il me flatte toujours.

He always flatters me.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Elle flatte la pitié, cette incapacité à se dissimuler.

It appeals to pity—this inability to hide oneself.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Sounds similar to

flotte f l ɔ t plate p l a t flamme f l a m flaque f l a k flûte f l y t