English-French translations for flattered

• flatté
  Il doit de toute façon s'estimer flatté par la grande confiance que lui témoigne le Parlement. In any event, Mr President, the Council should feel highly flattered at Parliament's great confidence in it.
  J’ai toujours traité mes collègues avec honnêteté et ouverture, mais il m’a flatté en privé et ne l’a pas fait publiquement. I always deal honestly and openly with all my colleagues, but he flattered me privately and failed to act publicly.
  Cela témoigne vraiment d’un manque de considération à l’égard du Parlement, qui est flatté en parole, mais méprisé dans les faits. That really shows a lack of consideration towards Parliament, which has been flattered in words but scorned in deeds.

Definition of flattered

• In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself

Related words

• flatterer
• every flatterer lives at the expense of his listener
• feel flattered