Translation for "flatter him" to spanish

Flatter him

• halagarlo

Translation examples

halagarlo

It was her way of flattering him.
Era su manera de halagarlo.

“It was only to flatter him, Louis.”
–Sólo pretendía halagarle, Luis.

`The work was demeaning – it involved flattering him.
El trabajo era degradante, suponía halagarlo a él.

It had the effect of annoying Duncan rather than flattering him.
Provocó el efecto de enojar a Duncan en lugar de halagarlo.

To flatter him they would go over and over everything they could recall about him before he left for the war.
Éstas, para halagarle, le abrumaban con todo lo que recordaban de él antes de que se fuera a la guerra.

‘Did you, sir?’ I replied, unwilling to flatter him by feigning the knowledge. ‘I hadn’t heard of it.’
—¿De veras, señor? —Fingí ignorancia para no halagarlo—. No lo sabía.

He knew the attention was supposed to flatter him, and knowing that made Bettel’s whole routine irritating.
Sabía que la atención estaba destinada supuestamente a halagarlo, y ese conocimiento hacía que toda la rutina de Bettel resultara irritante.

Edith would not expect much of Alfred, and she would be glad to flatter him and obey him as long as he continued prosperous and loved their children.
Edith no hubiera esperado demasiado de Alfred y se hubiera sentido contenta de halagarle y obedecerle siempre que conservara su prosperidad y quisiera a sus hijos.

I think the king and his advisers wanted to remind Caesar of that fact, even as they pretended to flatter him by handing over the sad remains of his rival.
Me parece que el rey y sus consejeros querían recordarle este hecho a César, aun cuando pretendían halagarlo al entregarle los tristes restos de su rival.