Blarney

Blar·ney  (blärn)

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  (blärn)

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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blarney v.

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blarney [ˈblɑːnɪ]

n

flattering talk

vb

to cajole with flattery; wheedle

[after the Blarney Stone]

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Blarney bartenders collectively—Lipton, 1970

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.

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

blarney [ˈblɑː^rni] n → boniment m

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

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