Significado
to flatter
- To please someone by praising them or showing appreciation; to flatter
- To entice or raise hopeful expectations falsely
En una frase
La tua offerta di collaborazione mi lusinga molto.
Your offer to collaborate flatters me greatly.
Siamo rimasti sinceramente lusingati da tutti i complimenti ricevuti.
We were genuinely flattered by all the compliments we received.
Non cercare di lusingarmi solo per ottenere un favore.
Don't try to flatter me just to get a favor.
Formas de la palabra (12)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| lusingare | infinitive |
| lusingo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| lusinghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lusinga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lusinghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| lusingate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lusingano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| lusinga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| lusinghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| lusingate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| lusingando | gerund |
| lusingato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Very frequently used in the past participle as an adjective: 'lusingato' (flattered).
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.