льстить

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic льстити (lĭstiti) (also лестити (lestiti)), from Proto-Slavic *lьstiti, derived as if from *lьstь (whence лесть (lestʹ)) + -ить (-itʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

льстить (lʹstitʹimpf (perfective польсти́ть) (+ dative or accusative)

  1. to flatter, to adulate
    да́нная фотогра́фия вам не льститdánnaja fotográfija vam ne lʹstitthis picture doesn't flatter you
    льстить себя́lʹstitʹ sebjáto flatter oneself (with)
    льстить себя́ наде́ждойlʹstitʹ sebjá nadéždojflatter oneself with hope
  2. to flatter, to please

Usage notes

A transitive use of this verb occurs in the expression льсти́ть себя́ наде́ждой (lʹstítʹ sebjá nadéždoj, to flatter oneself with hope).

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