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Tu veux juste flatter ton ego.
You just want to flatter your ego.
— La Vague (2008)
Tu n'as pas besoin de flatter ton patron.
You don't need to flatter your boss.
Tu vas le flatter et lui soutirer autant d'or que tu peux.
You’re going to flatter him and get as much gold out of him as you can.
— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)
Je voulais la flatter.
I wanted to flatter her.
Romano, arrête de flatter ton idole, tu es pathétique.
Romano, stop flattering your idol, you're pathetic.
— La grande bellezza (2013)