butter up

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von butter up im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

yağcılık yap

(Konuşma Dili) yalakalanmak

(Konuşma Dili) yağ yapmak

(Konuşma Dili) yaltaklanmak

(Konuşma Dili) yalakalık yapmak

{f} yağ çekmek

dalkavukluk etmek

(Konuşma Dili) yalakalık etmek

çok methetmek

yağcılık etmek

(Argo) yağcılık yapmak

{f} pohpohlamak

{k} -e yağ çekmek, -i yağlamak, -e dalkavukluk etmek

Relevante Übersetzungen

butter someone up

(deyim) birine yağ çekmek

butter up to

(deyim) yalakalık yapmak

butter sb up

yağlamak

butter sb up

birine yağ çekmek

butter him up

Onu tereyağı

butter sb up

yağ çekmek, yağlamak mec

butter somebody up

(deyim) Birini birşeyi yapmaya kandırmak için yağ çekmek

butter someone up

tereyağı birini

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von butter up im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain

He takes every opportunity to butter up the boss.

flatter with the intention of getting something

{f} suck up, adulate someone in order to gain favor or advantage by behaving obsequiously

If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them. The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market I tried buttering her up. `I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.'

Relevante Übersetzungen

butter somebody up

Say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want

Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.

Silbentrennung

but·ter up

Türkische aussprache

bʌtır ʌp

Synonyme

adulate, bootlick, brownnose, build up, cajole, flatter, inveigle, lay it on thick, massage, play up to, soften, spread it on, stroke, suck up to, sweet-talk

Aussprache

/ˈbətər ˈəp/ /ˈbʌtɜr ˈʌp/

Etymologie

[ 'b&-t&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous cow + tyros cheese; akin to Avestan tuiri- curds; more at COW.