WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
hacerle la pelota a alguien,
hacerle la pelotilla a alguien loc verb + prep | ES: coloquial (alabar, adular) | suck up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep |
| | (US, slang) | kiss [sb]'s ass v expr |
| | (UK, slang) | kiss [sb]'s arse v expr |
| | Dudo mucho que hacerle la pelota a tu profesor para que te suba la nota funcione. |
| | I doubt very much that sucking up to your teacher so that he'll give you a better grade will work. |