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sweet-talking

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
sweet-talking adj	(using flattery)	zalamero/a adj
		encantador/a adj
	(ES, coloquial)	con labia loc adj

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
sweet-talk [sb]⇒ vtr	(persuade by flattery) (CL, AR, UY, coloquial)	engrupir a vtr
		engatusar a vtr + prep
	Whenever my daughter starts trying to sweet-talk me, I know she's after something.
	Cada vez que mi hija intenta engrupirme con adulación, sé que está tramando algo.
	(figurado)	endulzarle el oído a loc verb
		persuadir con adulación a loc verb
		convencer con palabras bonitas a loc verb
	Cada vez que mi hija intenta endulzarme el oído, sé que está tramando algo.
sweet-talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr	(persuade to do by flattery) (figurado)	endulzarle el oído a alguien para loc verb
		persuadir con adulación a alguien para loc verb
		convencer con palabras bonitas a alguien para loc verb
	She was unable to sweet-talk her teacher into giving her a better grade.
	She batted her eyes at me and then sweet-talked me into buying her a new pair of shoes.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
sweet talk n	figurative, informal (cajolery, persuasion by flattery)	camelo nm
	Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want.

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