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1 jabón blando
• soft-soap -
2 jabón líquido
• soft-soap• washing-up• Washington -
3 bailar la jícara a algn
*to soft-soap sb* -
4 jabón
m.soap.* * *1 soap\darle jabón a alguien familiar to butter somebody upjabón de olor toilet soapjabón de sastre French chalkjabón de tocador toilet soap* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [para lavar] soapjabón de sastre — tailor's chalk, French chalk
jabón en polvo — soap powder, washing powder, (powdered) laundry detergent (EEUU)
2) * (=adulación) flattery3) † (=reprimenda)* * *1) ( producto) soapuna barra or pastilla de jabón — a bar o cake of soap
darle jabón a alguien — (Esp fam) to soft-soap somebody (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( susto) fright* * *= soap.Ex. Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.----* agua con jabón = soapy water.* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* cubierto de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* espuma de jabón = soap suds, suds.* fabricante de jabón = soapmaker.* * *1) ( producto) soapuna barra or pastilla de jabón — a bar o cake of soap
darle jabón a alguien — (Esp fam) to soft-soap somebody (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( susto) fright* * *= soap.Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
* agua con jabón = soapy water.* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* cubierto de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* espuma de jabón = soap suds, suds.* fabricante de jabón = soapmaker.* * *A (producto) soapuna pastilla or barra de jabón a bar o cake of soapCompuestos:shaving soap, shaving stickbath soap(en barra) household soap; (en polvo) soap powdertailor's chalk, French chalktoilet soapsoap in a blocksoapflakes (pl)liquid soapmild soapme pegué un jabón I got a frighttenía un jabón la pobre she was so scared, poor thing* * *
jabón sustantivo masculino ( producto) soap;
una barra or pastilla de jabón a bar o cake of soap;
jabón sustantivo masculino soap: me ha entrado jabón en los ojos, I've got soap in my eyes
jabón líquido, gel
una pastilla de jabón, a bar of soap
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar jabón, to flatter
' jabón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- escama
- espuma
- gel
- pastilla
- pompa
- resecar
- barra
- botiquín
- escurridizo
- jabonada
- medicinal
- oloroso
- rendir
- sebo
- suave
- suavidad
English:
bar
- bubble
- cake
- lather
- shaving soap
- smell
- soap
- soap powder
- soapsuds
- soapy
- suds
- tablet
- toilet soap
- wash
- blow
- dispenser
- toilet
- washing
* * *jabón nm1. [para lavar] soap;una pastilla de jabón a bar of soap;Famdar jabón a alguien to soft-soap sbjabón de afeitar shaving soap; Ven jabón en panela laundry soap;jabón en polvo soap powder;jabón de sastre soapstone, French chalk;jabón de tocador toilet soap¡me pegué un jabón! I freaked!* * *m soap;dar jabón a alguien fam soft-soap s.o. fam* * ** * *jabón n soap -
5 coba
f.1 flattery (informal) (halago). (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 adulation, apple sauce, soft soap, blarney.* * *1 familiar soft soap\dar coba a alguien familiar to soft-soap somebody* * *SF1) (=adulación) soft soap *, cajolerydar coba a algn — to suck up to sb, play up to sb
2) (=mentirilla) fib; (=truco) neat trick* * *femenino (Ven arg) (mentira, engaño) liedarle coba a alguien — ( adular) (Esp, Méx, Ven fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
* * *----* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* * *femenino (Ven arg) (mentira, engaño) liedarle coba a alguien — ( adular) (Esp, Méx, Ven fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
* * ** dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* * *(mentira, engaño) liedarle coba a algn (adular) (Esp, Méx, Ven fam) to suck up to sb ( colloq) (timar) ( Esp fam) to take sb for a ride ( colloq), to con ( colloq)* * *
coba sustantivo femenino (Ven arg) (mentira, engaño) lie;
' coba' also found in these entries:
English:
soft-soap
* * *coba nfEsp, Méx Fam [halago] flattery; [aplacar] to soft-soap sb* * *f:dar coba a alguien fam soft-soap s.o. fam -
6 enjabonar
v.to soap.* * *1 to soap2 figurado to soft-soap, butter-up* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=lavar) [+ manos, ropa] to soap, wash; [+ barba] to lather2) * [+ persona] (=adular) to soft-soap; (=reprender) to give sb a dressing-down2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to soap2.enjabonarse v pron (refl) to soap oneself* * *1.verbo transitivo to soap2.enjabonarse v pron (refl) to soap oneself* * *enjabonar [A1 ]vtto soap( refl) to soap oneselfenjabonarse las manos to soap one's hands* * *
enjabonar ( conjugate enjabonar) verbo transitivo
to soap
enjabonarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to soap oneself;
enjabonar verbo transitivo to soap: nos enjabonamos la espalda el uno al otro, we lathered each other's backs with soap
' enjabonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jabonar
English:
lather
- soap
* * *♦ vt1. [con jabón] to soap* * *v/t soap* * *enjabonar vt: to soap up, to lather* * *enjabonar vb to soap -
7 pamplinas
intj.nonsense, rubbish, fiddlesticks.m.pl.1 trifles, unimportant things (informal).2 nonsenses.* * *femenino plural (fam)a) ( zalamerías) sweet talk (colloq)b) ( tonterías) nonsense* * *= moonshine, bullshit, crap, bollocks.Nota: Usado en plural.Ex. He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.Ex. For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.Ex. The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.----* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* * *femenino plural (fam)a) ( zalamerías) sweet talk (colloq)b) ( tonterías) nonsense* * *= moonshine, bullshit, crap, bollocks.Nota: Usado en plural.Ex: He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.
Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* * *no me vengas con pamplinas don't try to sweet-talk o soft-soap me ( colloq), stop trying to butter me up ( colloq)* * *
pamplinas sustantivo femenino plural (fam)
' pamplinas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pamplina
- zarandajas
* * *pamplinas nfplFam [tontería] trifle, unimportant thing;¡no me vengas con pamplinas! don't try that nonsense with me!;¡déjate de pamplinas y cómete la sopa! stop your nonsense and eat your soup!* * *fpl nonsense sg ;¡no me vengas con pamplinas! fam don’t try to soft-soap me! fam -
8 jalada
f.1 pull (tirón). (Mexican Spanish)2 telling-off (informal) (reprimenda). (Mexican Spanish)dar una jalada a alguien to tell somebody off3 lift (British), ride (United States) (informal). (Perú)4 yank, tug, jerk, pull.5 dumb comment, silly remark, stupid comment, foolish remark.past part.past participle of spanish verb: jalar.* * *SF Méx1) (=tirón) pull, tug, heave2) (=reprimenda) ticking-off *3) And * (Univ) failure* * *1) (Méx fam) ( tirón) pull, tug2) (Méx fam) (tontería, exageración)esas son puras jaladas — that's a load of garbage (AmE) o (BrE) rubbish (colloq)
* * *1) (Méx fam) ( tirón) pull, tug2) (Méx fam) (tontería, exageración)esas son puras jaladas — that's a load of garbage (AmE) o (BrE) rubbish (colloq)
* * *le dimos varias jaladas a la cuerda we tugged at o pulled on o yanked the rope several timesésas son puras jaladas that's a load of nonsense ( colloq)C* * *
jalada sustantivo femenino (Méx fam)
1 ( tirón) pull, tug
2 (tontería, exageración):◊ esas son puras jaladas that's a load of garbage (AmE) o (BrE) rubbish (colloq)
* * *jalada nf[suave] tug;dar una jalada a algo to pull sth;[suavemente] to tug sthdar una jalada a alguien to tell sb offcon las jaladas al jefe, consiguió un aumento all that soft-soaping the boss got him a Br rise o US raise;dar una jalada a alguien to soft-soap sb* * *f L.Am.pull -
9 pamplina
f.1 trifle, unimportant thing (informal).¡no me vengas con pamplinas! don't try that nonsense with me!2 nonsense, bull, rubbish, absurd thing.3 chickweed, chick-weed.* * *1 (tontería) daft thing■ no me vengas con pamplinas don't be so daft!* * *SF1) * (=tontería) silly remark¡pamplinas! — rubbish!, nonsense!
2) * (=aspaviento) fuss3) * (=zalamería) soft soap *4) (Bot) chickweed* * *
pamplina sustantivo femenino
1 nonsense: déjate de pamplinas y llámala para que venga a casa, stop talking nonsense and just tell her to come home
2 (halagos, ñoñerías) flattery
* * *pamplina nf[planta] chickweed -
10 descapotable
adj.convertible.m.convertible, soft-soap, convertible car, soft top.* * *► adjetivo1 convertible1 convertible* * *ADJ SM (Aut) convertible* * *adjetivo/masculino convertible* * *adjetivo/masculino convertible* * *adj/mconvertible* * *
descapotable adjetivo / noun masculine
convertible
descapotable adjetivo & m Auto convertible
' descapotable' also found in these entries:
English:
awesome
- convertible
- soft
* * *♦ adjconvertible♦ nmconvertible* * *m AUTO convertible* * *descapotable adj & nm: convertible -
11 cepillar
v.1 to brush (ropa, pelo).Anita cepilla su cabello Anita brushes her hair.2 to plane (madera).El carpintero cepilla la tabla The carpenter planes the board.3 to pinch (informal) (robar).cepillar algo a alguien to pinch something off somebody4 to butter up, to flatter (informal) (adular). (peninsular Spanish, Colombian Spanish)5 to soft-soap.El chico cepilló a la profesora The boy soft-soaped the teacher.* * *1 (gen) to brush2 (madera) to plane1 (gen) to brush3 familiar (suspender) to fail, US flunk4 familiar (acabarse) to polish off, finish up5 tabú (tirarse a) to lay* * *verb1) to brush2) plane* * *1. VT1) [+ ropa, dientes, pelo] to brush2) [+ madera] to plane, plane down3) * (=suspender) to fail, flunk ( esp EEUU) *4) * (=adular) to flatter, butter up5) * (=robar) to rip off *6) * (=ganar) to win, take (a from)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <ropa/dientes/pelo> to brushb) < madera> to plane2) (Col fam) ( adular) to butter... up (colloq)2.cepillarse v pron2) (enf) (Esp)a) (arg) ( matar) to bump... off (colloq)* * *= brush, plane.Ex. For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.Ex. A barrel maker was commonly called a cooper and he started by planing narrow wood strips or staves from imported wood often from Thailand.----* cepillarse a Alguien = buff.* cepillarse los dientes = brush + Posesivo + teeth.* máquina de cepillar = planing machine.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <ropa/dientes/pelo> to brushb) < madera> to plane2) (Col fam) ( adular) to butter... up (colloq)2.cepillarse v pron2) (enf) (Esp)a) (arg) ( matar) to bump... off (colloq)* * *= brush, plane.Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
Ex: A barrel maker was commonly called a cooper and he started by planing narrow wood strips or staves from imported wood often from Thailand.* cepillarse a Alguien = buff.* cepillarse los dientes = brush + Posesivo + teeth.* máquina de cepillar = planing machine.* * *cepillar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹ropa/zapatos/pelo› to brush; ‹teeth› to brush, clean2 ‹madera› to planeA ( refl) ‹ropa› to brush; ‹dientes› to brush, clean2 (terminar) to polish off ( colloq)* * *
cepillar ( conjugate cepillar) verbo transitivo
cepillarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹ ropa› to brush;
‹ dientes› to brush, clean
cepillar verbo transitivo
1 to brush
2 (en carpintería) to plane (down)
3 fam (hurtar) to pinch
' cepillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapelo
English:
brush
- plane
- shave
- groom
* * *♦ vt1. [ropa, pelo] to brush;[dientes] to brush, to clean2. [madera] to planecepillar algo a alguien to pinch sth from sb* * *v/t brush* * *cepillar vt1) : to brush2) : to plane (wood)* * *cepillar vb to brush -
12 vaselina
f.1 Vaseline®.2 Vaseline, petrolatum, petroleum jelly, soft paraffin.* * *1 (sustancia) Vaseline, petroleum jelly2 (en fútbol) chip\dar vaselina a alguien familiar to soft-soap somebody* * *SF1) Vaseline ®, petroleum jelly- poner vaselina2) (Ftbl) chip* * *femenino Vaseline®, petroleum jelly* * *= Vaseline.Nota: También escrito vaseline.Ex. The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings.* * *femenino Vaseline®, petroleum jelly* * *= Vaseline.Nota: También escrito vaseline.Ex: The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings.
* * *Vaseline®, petrolatum, petroleum jelly* * *
vaselina sustantivo femenino
Vaseline®, petroleum jelly
' vaselina' also found in these entries:
English:
vaseline
- petroleum
- Vaseline
* * *vaselina® nf1. [producto] Vaseline®2. [en fútbol] lob* * *f1 Vaseline®2 DEP lob -
13 adular
v.1 to flatter.2 to cajole, to buff up, to be a toady to, to apple-polish.* * *1 to adulate, flatter, soft-soap* * *verb* * *VT to flatter* * *verbo transitivo to flatter* * *= flatter, butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).Ex. Library readers are not always flattered to think that their problems are so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.Ex. This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need.Ex. The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.Ex. Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.* * *verbo transitivo to flatter* * *= flatter, butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).Ex: Library readers are not always flattered to think that their problems are so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.
Ex: This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need.Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.* * *adular [A1 ]vtto flatterme da asco cómo adulan al jefe it's revolting how they crawl to o suck up to the boss ( colloq)* * *
adular ( conjugate adular) verbo transitivo
to flatter
adular verbo transitivo to adulate
' adular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coba
- sobar
English:
butter
- fawn
- flatter
* * *adular vtto flatter* * *v/t flatter* * *adular vtlisonjear: to flatter -
14 dar coba
v.to blarney, to flatter, to soft-soap.* * *(v.) = toady, fawn (on/upon/over)Ex. The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.Ex. Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.* * *(v.) = toady, fawn (on/upon/over)Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.
Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough. -
15 pamplinero
► adjetivo1 sweet-talking* * *- ra masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( zalamero) sweet-talker (colloq)b) ( tonto)* * *- ra masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( zalamero) sweet-talker (colloq)b) ( tonto)* * *( fam)1 (zalamero) sweet-talking ( before n)no seas pamplinero don't try to sweet-talk o soft-soap me ( colloq), stop trying to butter me up ( colloq)23masculine, feminine( fam)1 (zalamero) sweet-talker ( colloq)2(tonto): es un pamplinero he's full of nonsense -
16 hacer la pata a algn
Chile *to soft-soap sb*, suck up to sb* -
17 putería *
SF1) [de putas] (=prostitución) prostitution, whoring; (=vida) life of the prostitute2) (=prostitutas) gathering of prostitutes3) (=prostíbulo) brothel4) (=artimañas) womanly wile(s)5) (=zalamería) soft soap * -
18 saconear *
VT CAm to soft-soap * -
19 saconería *
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20 dar coba a alguien
familiar to soft-soap somebody
- 1
- 2
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