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butter

 
 
/ˈbʌtər/ verb [T]

Translation

to put a layer of butter on something
yağ sürmek
hot buttered toast901
butter sb up phrasal verb informal
to be very nice to someone so that they will do what you want them to do
iltifat etmek, yağlamak, yağ çekmek, pohpohlamak, güzel sözlerle bir şeyi yapmaya ikna etmek
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(Definition of butter verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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