
VOCABULARY
お世辞
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flattery
compliment, adulation
noun
Practice exercises
1
彼は上司にお世辞を言った。
He paid his boss a compliment.
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お世辞
2
それはお世辞ですね。
That's flattery, isn't it.
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3
彼の褒め言葉はただのお世辞に聞こえた。
His praise sounded like mere flattery.
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お世辞
4
お世辞抜きで、本当に素晴らしい作品だと思います。
Without flattery, I truly think it's a wonderful work.
Answer
お世辞
5
取引先を喜ばせようと、彼は心にもないお世辞を並べた。
To please the client, he reeled off insincere flattery.
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お世辞