flatter

verb/ˈflætə/CEFR B2

তোষামোদ করা, চাটুকারিতা করা

Meaning

To praise someone too much, often without meaning it.

Example sentences

He flattered the boss to get a promotion.পদোন্নতি পেতে সে বসকে তোষামোদ করল।
Don't flatter me; just tell the truth.আমাকে তোষামোদ কোরো না; শুধু সত্যিটা বলো।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: compliment

Antonyms: insult

Similar words, and what each means

compliment
প্রশংসা করা, তারিফ করা
To tell someone that you admire something about them.

Opposite words

insult
অপমান, অবমাননা
A rude remark or act that hurts someone's dignity.

“flatter” elsewhere on EnglishBD

It means to flatter someone, often insincerely, to get something from them.
English Idioms about Food →
Bangla has this shape too (পড়তে থাকব), but we hardly ever use it in speech, so the English version stays unused as well, and our future sounds flatter than it needs to.
Future Continuous Tense →
The land is flatter towards the west.
flat — comparative and superlative →

Where this word is used

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“flatter” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • অনলাইনে অর্ডার করা
- • একদৃষ্টে তাকানো, নিরীক্ষণ করা
- • তোষামোদ করা, চাটুকারিতা করা
- • অল্প অল্প করে গড়িয়ে পড়া
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তোষামোদ করা, চাটুকারিতা করা — flatter (verb) — তোষামোদ করা, চাটুকারিতা করা. To praise someone too much, often without meaning it.
Which word is closest in meaning to “flatter”?
- • compliment
- • view
- • perambulate
- • overflow
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compliment — compliment — প্রশংসা করা, তারিফ করা. To tell someone that you admire something about them.

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