Posts tagged caribbean

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.)

Literal translation: now, there it is!

Meaning: that person is the real deal, that person is of value, is good looking or has the goods. I like that person.

Significado: dícese de una persona que a usted le agrada (no en el sentido romántico), a quien usted considera de valor, se ve bien o de quien usted aprueba.

Use: colloquial

Literal translation: duster

Meaning: Much like “lava saco”, said of a person who kisses up to or likes to butter someone up expecting favors in return.

Significado: Como el refrán “lava saco”, dícese de una persona que adula a otro en busca de favores futuros.

Use: general, colloquial

Literal translation: “let’s see if that is gum the goat is chewing”.

Meaning: dare - show me what you’ve got, let’s see if this person/situation is who they say they are or what it seems to be.

Significado: reto - demuéstrame lo que dices, quién eres, o de qué hablas. Vamos a ver qué trae esta situación.

Use: colloquial

Literal translation: “that’s not the kind of wind that knocks down coconuts”.

Meaning: that person or situation is nothing to worry about, don’t sweat it.

Significado: esas no son cosas que deben preocuparte. Se refiere a algo que no representa problema real.

Use: general, colloquial