blarney

Blar·ney

 (blär′nē)

A village of southern Ireland near Cork. Blarney Castle (dating from the 15th century) is the site of the Blarney Stone, said to impart powers of eloquence and persuasion.

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blar·ney

 (blär′nē)

n.

1. Smooth, flattering talk.

2. Deceptive nonsense.

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[After the Blarney Stone in Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland.]

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blar′ney v.

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blarney

(ˈblɑːnɪ)

n

flattering talk

vb

to cajole with flattery; wheedle

[C19: after the Blarney Stone]

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blar•ney

(ˈblɑr ni)

n.

1. flattery; cajolery.

2. misleading nonsense.

v.t., v.i.

3. to flatter or deceive with blarney.

[1790–1800; alluding to the Blarney stone, in a castle near Cork, Ireland; it is said to impart skill in flattery to whoever kisses it]

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Blarney

 bartenders collectively—Lipton, 1970

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blarney

Past participle: blarneyed
Gerund: blarneying

Imperative

blarney

blarney

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blarney - flattery designed to gain favor   coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk flattery - excessive or insincere praise
Verb	1.	blarney - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" soft-soap - persuade someone through flattery browbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

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blarney

noun flattery, coaxing, exaggeration, fawning, adulation, wheedling, spiel, sweet talk (informal), flannel (Brit. informal), soft soap (informal), sycophancy, servility, obsequiousness, cajolery, blandishment, fulsomeness, toadyism, overpraise, false praise, honeyed words You're as full of blarney as my father.

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blarney

noun

Excessive, ingratiating praise:

adulation, blandishment, flattery, incense, oil, slaver.

Informal: soft soap.

Idiom: honeyed words.

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Translations

blarney

[ˈblɑːnɪ]

A. N → labia f

B. VT → dar coba a, engatusar

C. CPD Blarney Stone N piedra del castillo de Blarney, al sudoeste de Irlanda, que se dice que transmite el don de la galantería al que la besa
to kiss the Blarney Stone → aprender a tener labia

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blarney

[ˈblɑː^rni] n → boniment m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blarney

n → Schmeichelei f, → Schmus m (inf); he has kissed the Blarney Stone (fig) → der kann einen beschwatzen (inf)

vt sb → schmeicheln (+dat); he could blarney his way out of trouble → er könnte sich aus allem herausreden

vi → schmeicheln

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blarney

[ˈblɑːnɪ] n (fam) → moine fpl, lusinghe fpl

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