flasque, n.f., flask, powder-flask.
flatir, v.a., (coin.) to flatten.
flatoir, n.m., (coin.) flattening-hammer.
flâtrer, v.a., to fire; to cauterize (dogs, etc.).
flatter, v.a., to flatter, to tickle; to gloss over; to cajole; to deceive, to delude; to caress, to endear, to make much of, to stroke, to coax, to fawn; to smooth; to touch gently; to run one’s fingers over. Elle aime à s’entendre —; she likes to be flattered. Un portrait flatté; a flattering likeness. La musique flatte l’oreille; music soothes the ear. Le chien flatte son maître; the dog fawns upon his master.
se flatter, v.r., to flatter one’s self, to deceive, to delude one’s self; to hope, to trust, to expect.
flatterie (fla-trî), n.f., flattery, adulation.
flatteu-r, -se, adj., flattering, complimentary; fawning; gratifying, pleasing; eulogistic.
flatteu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., flatterer.