La Palabra Del Día: "floreo"
floreo ( floh-reh'-oh )
noun ( trill; pretty turn of phrase; compliment )
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Examples:
1: El guitarrista tocó un floreo mientras la bailarina giraba en el escenario.
The guitarist played a trill while the dancer spun on stage.
2: El caballero le susurró un floreo a la doncella.
The knight whispered a compliment to the damsel.
16 Answers
¡Estoy harta de ti ! Todos lo que recibo de ti son floreos. ¿No entiendes que quiero regalos: chocolate, flores, joyas? ¡Y un anillo!
I am sick of you! All I get from you is compliments. Don't you understand that I want presents: chocolate, flowers, jewels? And a ring!
El rey entró a la sala acompañado de un floreo de las trompetas.
The king entered the room accompanied by a flourish of trumpets.
Me parece que el floreo de soga es un deporte interesante y espectacular para los caballeros y caballos.
It seems that the show of the ropes is a interesting and spectacular sport for men and horses.
'Bob nunca se cansó de pescar por floreos'
Un aspecto de ser bien educado es poder darle un floreo a una persona que odias.
One part of good manners is the ability to give a compliment to someone you hate.
No soy hábil con los floreos durante una conversación y por eso mi esposa requiere que vea programas de deporte en la tele para tener algo que decirles a los esposos de su amigas aparte de aburridos hechos de ciencia.
I am not good at small talk during a conversation and so my wife requires me to watch sports programs on TV so that I have something to say to the husbands of her friends other than boring science facts.
Para tocar bien un instrumento hay que practicar los floreos.
In order to play an instrument well you have to practice the flourishes.
If someone is showering you with compliments you can be sure they want something from you.
Si alguién está bañándote con floreos puedas ser cierto que ellos quieran algo de ti.
Cynical, I know.
Cínico, yo sé.
No me andes con floreos, simplemente ¡pregúntame!
Don't beat around the bush, just ask me!
Un floreo bonito, es la marca de esta canción en español.
A pretty flourish, is the mark of this song in Spanish.
Cuando toques la flauta hay que saber donde poner los floreos.
When you play the flute you have to know where to put the trills.
As Snoopy gave his friend a compliment, the dancer spun glamorously to the trill played on the guitar.
Como Snoopy le dio a su amigo un floreo, el bailarín hizo girar el glamour para el floreo de la guitarra.
Her wedding was a wonderful day, everyone complimented on how her dress fitted her perfectly and how amazing the ocean wedding was.
Su boda era un día maravilloso, cada uno floreo en cómo su vestido la encajó perfectamente y qué asombroso la boda del océano era.
El único floreo que conocía es el "floreo de reata”, que consiste en mover una reata por el aire haciendo figuras verticales u horizontales y saltando en medio de ella. También se puede hacer sobre el caballo.
I seldom use that word. I only knew the “trick roping”, which consists in spinning a lasso or rope in a wide loop in a vertical or horizontal plane and jumping through the loop from one side to the other on each rotation. These tricks can also be done on a horse.
No, Rac, I wish I could, but I can't hardly jump the rope! 
La canción se llama "Propuesta Indecente" de Romeo Santos. ¡Me encanta la sección de guitarra al final!
The song is by Romeo Santos.
Mucho floreo en la canción? ¿Si o no? Gracias amiga.
