taler dig efter munden

English translation: saying what you want the other one to hear

09:14 Aug 22, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Danish term or phrase: taler dig efter munden
Is this "telling you what you want to hear"? Or "repeating what you say"?
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English translation:saying what you want the other one to hear
Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-08-22 09:20:20 GMT)
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I meant, saying what the other person wants to hear
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 18:32
Grading comment
Thanks!
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4 +3saying what you want the other one to hear
Terence Ajbro


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
saying what you want the other one to hear


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-08-22 09:20:20 GMT)
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I meant, saying what the other person wants to hear

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 18:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dana Sackett Lössl
6 mins

agree  Dan Schioenning Larsen
24 mins

agree  Christian Schoenberg
2 hrs
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