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Sabiduría popular dominicana

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Dar salsa

Literal translation: to give sauce

Meaning: to butter someone up - to sweetly try to persuade someone to do something for you.

Significado: tratar de convencer a alguien de que haga algo que usted quiere, utilizando dulzura.

Use: colloquial

Example: No me de’ salsa no, que no va’ ‘pal río. (Don’t butter me up. You’re not going to the river.)

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