N12706/3019

おだてる

usually written using kana aloneIchidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょ上司じょうしおだてて早退そうたい許可きょかをもらった。

She sweet-talked her boss into getting permission to leave early.

かれはいつもひとおだてること自分じぶん目的もくてき達成たっせいしようとする。

He always tries to achieve his goals by flattering people.

おだてられてもわたしはそんな無茶むちゃたのみをけるつもりはない。

No matter how much you flatter me, I have no intention of taking on such an unreasonable request.

部下ぶかおだてて困難こんなんなプロジェクトをしつけるのは誠実せいじつなやりかたではない。

It is not an honest approach to cajole your subordinates into taking on a difficult project.

かれわたしおだてているのはあきらかで、けるほどわたし単純たんじゅんではない。

It is obvious that he is flattering me, and I am not so simple-minded as to take it at face value.