льстить

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

  • IPA(key): [lʲsʲtʲitʲ]
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Verb

льстить • (lʹstitʹ) impf (perfective польсти́ть) (+ dative or accusative)

  1. to flatter, to adulate
    да́нная фотогра́фия вам не льстит ― dánnaja fotográfija vam ne lʹstit ― this picture doesn't flatter you
    льстить себя́ ― lʹstitʹ sebjá ― to flatter oneself (with)
    льстить себя́ наде́ждой ― lʹstitʹ sebjá nadéždoj ― flatter 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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