schmeicheln
to flatter, to compliment
English translations
- 01
to flatter
- 02
to ingratiate oneself
Word details
- German meaning
- Jemandem Komplimente machen, um seine Gunst zu gewinnen oder ihn zu erfreuen.
- English meaning
- to flatter
- Synonym
- Komplimente machen, loben
- German example
- Er versuchte, ihr zu schmeicheln, um einen Gefallen zu bekommen.
- English example
- He tried to flatter her to get a favor.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich schmeichle du schmeichelst er/sie/es ich schmeichelt wir schmeicheln ihr schmeichelet sie schmeicheln
- Past Participle
- ich habe geschmeichelt du hast geschmeichelt er/sie/es hat geschmeichelt wir haben geschmeichelt ihr habt geschmeichelt sie haben geschmeichelt
- Past
- ich schmeichelte du schmeicheltest er/sie/es schmeichelte wir schmeichelten ihr schmeicheltet sie schmeichelten
Related words
- umschmeicheln
to flatter
- einschmeicheln
To ingratiate oneself
- Duckmäuser
A yes-man is a person who behaves submissively and obsequiously towards authorities, often out of cowardice or self-interest.
- Ariseur
sycophant
- rumlecken
To brown-nose, to suck up
- sich lieb Kind machen
To curry favor, to ingratiate oneself
- Süßholz raspeln
To butter someone up
- lobhudeln
to fawn, to flatter excessively
- bauchpinseln
To butter someone up
- unschmeichelhaft
Unflattering
- lackmeiern
To fawn, to grovel
- duckmäusern
to grovel, to kowtow
- Grüßaugust
Yes-man
- Einfüssigkeit
sycophancy
- Wurmzüngler
A person who tries to influence or deceive others through flattering and manipulative speech.
- die Stiefel lecken
To brown-nose, to lick someone's boots
- flattieren
'flattieren' means to flatter someone or to look good on someone, to make them look attractive.
- anlullen
To butter up
- hofieren
To court, to flatter
- hypolokrisch
Hypocritical
- schleckig
sycophantic, fawning
- Gleisner
A person who behaves in a flattering and hypocritical way.
- Ohrenbläser
Flatterer, sycophant
- Kriecherei
Sycophancy
- Karrierist
A careerist is a person who prioritizes their professional advancement above all else, often acting ruthlessly to achieve it.
- schwänzeln
To fawn means to behave in a submissive or flattering manner in order to gain favor.
- umgarnen
To woo
- den Hof machen
"To court someone" means to flatter someone to win their favor, often in a romantic way.
- krauchen
To grovel, to crawl
- kajolen
To cajole
- Honig um den Bart schmieren
To butter someone up
- Honig um den Mund schmieren
Butter someone up
- dienstbeflissen
Obsequious
- Honig ums Maul schmieren
To butter someone up
Example sentences with “schmeicheln”
Das Kleid schmeichelt ihrer Figur. (The dress flatters her figure.)
Frequently asked questions
What case does 'schmeicheln' take?
It takes the Dative case (e.g., 'es schmeichelt ihr').