la lisonja - flattering remark, flatterySpanish example: Bien puede haber puñalada sin lisonja, mas pocas veces hay lisonja sin puñalada. (Refrán)
English example: One can well be stabbed without flattery, but seldom is there flattery without stabbing. (proverb)
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la lisonja - flattering remark, flattery
