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Dictionary: sweet talk

n. Informal
Flattery; cajolery.


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Idioms: sweet talk
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Flattery, cajolery, as in She uses sweet talk to get her way. [First half of 1900s]


WordNet: sweet talk
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: flattery designed to gain favor
  Synonyms: blarney, coaxing, soft soap


Translations: Sweet-talk
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overtale, tale godt for sig
v. intr. - overtalt

Nederlands (Dutch)
mooipraterij, vleierij

Français (French)
v. tr. - baratiner, flatter
v. intr. - flatter

Deutsch (German)
v. - jmdn. beschwatzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) καλοπιάνω

Italiano (Italian)
lusingare, infarinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - namorar

Русский (Russian)
льстить, умасливать, подлизываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - halagar, adular, lisonjear
v. intr. - utilizar palabras zalameras

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smickra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
用甜言蜜语劝诱, 用花言巧语哄骗, 讲甜言蜜语, 用花言巧语劝诱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 用甜言蜜語勸誘, 用花言巧語哄騙
v. intr. - 講甜言蜜語, 用花言巧語勸誘

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 듣기 좋은 말만 하다, 감언으로 꾀다
v. intr. - 달콤한 말로 ~을 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追従を言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏يتملق , حديث فيه تملق ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שידל בדברי חלקות, החניף‬
v. intr. - ‮השתמש בדברי חלקות, החניף‬


 
 

 

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