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"halagar" in English

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"halagar" in English
halagar{verb}
to butter up- to soft-soap- to stroke
halagar{transitive verb}
to flatter
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TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
halagar[halagando · halagado] {verb}
halagar(also: adular, halagar excesivamente, untar con mantequilla, darle jabón a)
to butter up {vb} [coll.]
halagar(also: hacerle el artículo a, darle jabón a, empalicar)
to soft-soap {vb} [coll.]
halagar a algn
to give sb soft soap
halagar
to stroke {v.t.} [psych.]
halagar[halagando · halagado] {transitive verb}
halagar(also: echar flores)
to flatter[flattered · flattered] {v.t.}
halagar la vanidad de algn
to flatter sb's vanity
Siempre trato honesta y abiertamente con todos mis colegas, pero él me halagó en privado y no actuó públicamente.
I always deal honestly and openly with all my colleagues, but he flattered me privately and failed to act publicly.
Debemos ser cautos en no dar al euro una dimensión global, que podría halagar nuestra vanidad, pero multiplicaría los riesgos a los que nos enfrentamos.
We must be careful not to try to give the euro a global dimension, which would flatter our vanity, but would multiply the risks we face.

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (Spanish) for "halagar":
halagar
adular- alabar- aplaudir- barbear- bombear- crecerse- dar coba- elogiar- enaltecer- encomiar- endiosarse- engallarse- engrandecer- engreír- enjabonar
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
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Podemos imaginar que resulta fácil, cómodo, halagar a una opinión pública.
You may imagine that it is easy to pander to public opinion.
halagar la vanidad de algn
to flatter sb's vanity
halagar a algn
to give sb soft soap
Debemos ser cautos en no dar al euro una dimensión global, que podría halagar nuestra vanidad, pero multiplicaría los riesgos a los que nos enfrentamos.
We must be careful not to try to give the euro a global dimension, which would flatter our vanity, but would multiply the risks we face.
halagar a algn
to play up to sb

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