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jdn. hofieren; umschmeicheln; poussieren [obs.] {v} to fawn over/on sb.; to pay court to sb. [formal] (be friendly in an exaggerated or insincere way) [? faon ? ? ? pey kaort ? ? ? frendli:/frenli: in/in æn/an igzæjhereytad/igzæjhereytid aor/er insinsir wey]

hofierend; umschmeichelnd; poussierend fawning over/on; paying court to

hofiert; umschmeichelt; poussiert fawned over/on; paid court to

Die Firmstars wurden von den Kellnern im Restaurant hofiert. The movie stars were fawned over by the waiters at the restaurant.

jdn. umschmeicheln {vt} to flatter sb.; to heap flattery on sb.
[? flæter ? ? hi:p flæteri: aan/aon ?]
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