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schmeicheln

flatter

ˈʃ m a ɪ̯ ç ə l n
schmeichel flatter + n infinitive
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #36,488
flatter Often used when someone praises another person to please them or win their favor; it can sound insincere.
GE: Du musst mir nicht schmeicheln.
EN: You don't have to flatter me.
Conjugation of schmeicheln
schmeicheln
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — schmeicheln
Second — schmeichelt
Third schmeichelt schmeicheln
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — schmeicheln
Third — schmeicheln
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — schmeichelt

Sie wollte mir schmeicheln.

She wanted to flatter me.

Ich wollte ihr schmeicheln.

I wanted to flatter her.

Romano, hör auf, ihm zu schmeicheln, du bist pathetisch.

Romano, stop flattering him, you're being pathetic.

— La Grande Bellezza - Die große Schönheit (2013)

Schmeicheln Sie mir nicht.

Don't flatter me.

— Die Ironie des Schicksals, oder Genieße Dein Bad! (1976)

Du brauchst nicht so zu schmeicheln.

You don't need to flatter so much.

— Erinnerungen an Marnie (2014)

Soll ich dir mal schmeicheln?

Shall I flatter you?

— Der Leopard (1963)