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)
Source: la lisonja - flattering remark, flattery (https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_feeds/word_of_the_day/2022/10/8)