🤱coddle (кодавл)

verb
/ˈkɒd.l̩/
баловать чрезмерно (balovat chrezmerno)

Значение

to treat someone with excessive care or kindness, often in a way that is overprotective
Перевод значения
относиться к кому-то с чрезмерной заботой или лаской, часто в чрезмерно защитной манере
otnositsya k komu-to s chrezmernoj zabotoj ili laskoj, chasto v chrezmerno zashchitnoj manere

Примеры предложений

Parents should support their children without coddling them.

Родители должны поддерживать своих детей, не балуя их.
Roditeli dolzhny podderzhivat' svoikh detey, ne baluya ikh.

Синонимы

pamper, spoil, indulge, nurture, overprotect

Антонимы

neglect, mistreat, ignore

Коллокации

coddle a child, coddle an employee, coddle too much, overly coddle

Похожие слова

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To act in an excessively humble or submissive way to gain favor.
to persuade or force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

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