Significado
to flatter
- to praise someone insincerely, especially to gain an advantage
En una frase
Cerca sempre di adulare i suoi superiori per ottenere favori.
He always tries to flatter his superiors to get favours.
Non serve a niente adularmi: la mia decisione è già presa.
Flattering me won't help: my decision is already made.
Perché lo aduli così tanto se sai che sbaglia?
Why do you flatter him so much if you know he is wrong?
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| adulare | infinitive |
| adulo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| aduli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| adula | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aduliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| adulate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adulano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adulavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| adulavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| adulava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| adulavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| adulavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| adulavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| adulai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| adulasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| adulò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| adulammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| adulaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| adularono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| adulerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| adulerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| adulerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| aduleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| adulerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| aduleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| aduli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| aduli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aduli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aduliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| aduliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adulino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adulassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| adulassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| adulasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| adulassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| adulaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| adulassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| adulerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| aduleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| adulerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aduleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| adulereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adulerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adula | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| aduliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| adulate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| adulando | gerund |
| adulato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Carries a negative connotation of false or servile praise, stronger than 'fare complimenti'.