Translation for "flattered myself" to spanish

Flattered myself

• me halagaba
• lisonjeaba

Translation examples

me halagaba

I flattered myself that I was scary.
Me halagaba a mí mismo con que daba miedo.

I’d flattered myself – why not be frank about it? – that she was fond of me.
Me halagaba la idea, ¿por qué no confesarlo?, de que me tenía afecto.

I had a Greek fisherman’s sweater that I used to put on and flatter myself for having Hemingway’s brow.
Tenía un jersey de pescador griego, y cuando me lo ponía me halagaba pensar que mi frente se parecía a la de Hemingway—.

lisonjeaba

I flattered myself I had achieved a beatific resignation towards the finality of my exile.
Yo me lisonjeaba de haber alcanzado una beatífica resignación respecto a lo irrevocable de mi destierro.