Usage of "sweet-talk"

portugués

Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.

Flattery intended to persuade.

Synonyms

Examples for "flattery"

Nothing is now left which by any flattery can be called food. 
 Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1 

For the rest of the evening Kitty basked in sunshine and flattery. 
 The Marriage of William Ashe 

More flattery was the last thing he needed, especially coming from her. 
 My deadly valentine 

Her words rang true; there was no flattery or artifice in them. 
 Beatrice 

The laughter became general, and Tyope said in a tone of flattery,- 
 The Delight Makers 

The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. 
 The Celebrity, Volume 01 

Possibly she considered it refreshing after the servile adulation of the M.P.s. 
 Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 

She lived in an atmosphere of splendor, of pleasure, and of adulation. 
 The Leading Facts of English History 

The very talents they possess render them susceptible to adulation and applause. 
 The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10 

The trappings of worship and the adulation; it all wore on him. 
 Book Two: Descent 

The reply of Mrs. Mel is dashed with a trifle of cajolery. 
 Evan Harrington — Volume 6 

She discarded the fruitless effort at cajolery and resorted to undisguised bribery. 
 The Chronicles of Clovis 

The name of her honeymoon days was not a cajolery to her. 
 Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 2 

The tormentor then tried cajolery and promises, but they were equally futile. 
 The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan 

The cajolery was foolish, if an end was in view; the repression inefficient. 
 Miscellaneous Prose 

Every blandishment was used to soothe him, and it had its effect. 
 A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson 

Mrs. Molineux was proof against this blandishment, and Bella had to go. 
 A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day 

Mildred closed her eyes for a moment, to savor this sweet blandishment. 
 Mildred Pierce 

A widow's degree of blandishment is conservatively estimated at twenty-five spinster power. 
 The Spinster Book 

But the other two were still under the blandishment of his child-like innocence. 
 Burning Daylight 

Usage of sweet-talk in inglés

Ryan used the few minutes left to sweet-talk the gate agent. 
 Cross Bones 

It's money, so I call the number and sweet-talk them on the phone. 
 Black is the new white 

Or who allow Fear sweet-talk their egos into Spirit-blocking their growth and shine. 
 Ebony 

She'd sweet-talk the dealer into easy terms and drive off into the sunset. 
 Table for five 

Your main strength, as always, is an ability to see through any sweet-talk! 
 The South African 

She withstood their onslaught by offering them vegetable bribes and sweet-talk. 
 Children of dust: a memoir of pakistan 

I was at the airport, so stop trying to sweet-talk me. 
 Internecine 

Besides, there's no one who can sweet-talk Agatha quite like Lucy. 
 The distant hours 

Anya made a note to sweet-talk Baird into seeing what modifications might be possible. 
 Jacinto's Remnant 

There is also the possibility that you'll let someone sweet-talk you into doing extra. 
 The South African 

Bill always says that I can sweet-talk anybody into anything. 
 Chocolate chip cookie murder 

So I attempted to sweet-talk the friendly, freckle-faced detective into loaning me a pistol. 
 Private Sector 

Eager visitors have tried to sweet-talk the ranger Hanna Johannsdottir into opening the gate. 
 The Guardian 

He really was nervy, sitting there in those vile pajamas, trying to sweet-talk her. 
 Alas, Babylon 

See you sweet-talk your way out of that mess, Draconus. 
 Forge of Darkness 

You know, turn on the sexual charm to sweet-talk your way out of this. 
 Sign of the cross 

Translations for sweet-talk

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Meanings of sweet-talk in inglés