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"adular" in English

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"adular" in English
adular{verb}
to adulate- to butter up- to fawn- to flatter- to cosy up to- to cozy up to
adular{transitive verb}
to palaver- to toady
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TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
adular[adulando · adulado] {verb}
adular
to adulate[adulated · adulated] {vb}
adular(also: halagar, halagar excesivamente, untar con mantequilla, darle jabón a)
to butter up {vb} [coll.]
adular
to fawn[fawned · fawned] {v.t.}
Los Estados Unidos aplastan a Iraq y aquí adulamos al coloso americano.
The USA flattens Iraq and this place fawns on them.
Hay algo vergonzoso en el espectáculo que daban todos estos dirigentes europeos al adular a este régimen terrible, por el que se les caía la baba.
There is something disgusting about the spectacle of all these European leaders fawning and slobbering over this appalling regime.
adular(also: favorecer, requebrar, lisonjear, cepillar)
to flatter[flattered · flattered] {vb}
adular(also: tratar de quedar bien con)
to cosy up to {vb} [Brit.]
adular(also: tratar de quedar bien con)
to cozy up to {vb}
adular[adulando · adulado] {transitive verb}
adular
to palaver[palavered · palavered] {v.t.}
adular
to toady[toadied · toadied] {vb}
adular a algn
to toady to sb

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (Spanish) for "adular":
adular
alabar- aplaudir- barbear- bombear- dar coba- elogiar- encomiar- enjabonar- ensalzar- hacer la pelota- hacer la rosca- halagar- lisonjear- loar- pelotillear
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "adular" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
El rey se deja admirar y adular hasta que un niño dice sencillamente la verdad:»¡Pero si no tiene nada puesto!»
The Emperor surrounds himself with admirers and flatterers until a child pipes up with the simple truth: ' He has n't got anything on! '
Hay algo vergonzoso en el espectáculo que daban todos estos dirigentes europeos al adular a este régimen terrible, por el que se les caía la baba.
There is something disgusting about the spectacle of all these European leaders fawning and slobbering over this appalling regime.
adular a algn
to creep to sb
adular a algn
to toady to sb

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