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煽てる

おだてる

to flatter; to butter up; to egg on

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Examples

  1. 煽てても何も出ないよ。

    おだててもなにもでないよ。

    Flattery will get you nowhere.

  2. まず彼を煽てておいたほうがいいですよ。

    まずかれをおだてておいたほうがいいですよ。

    You had better try buttering him up first.

  3. 煽てられて、つい引き受けてしまった。

    おだてられて、ついひきうけてしまった。

    They flattered me into taking it on.

Common patterns

煽てに乗る
to fall for flattery
煽てても無駄だ
flattery won't work
煽てて～させる
to flatter someone into doing ~

Memory tip

Praise with a motive — you talk someone up so they will act, as in 煽てて木に登らせる. Plain, sincere praise is 褒める. Usually written in kana as おだてる.

Kanji in this word

  • 煽Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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