La Palabra Del Día "engatusar"
engatusar ( ehn-gah-too-SAHR )
verb ( to sweet-talk, to cajole )
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Examples:
1: Mi tía siempre ha sabido engatusar a mi tío.
My aunt has always known how to sweet-talk my uncle.
2: No te dejes engatusar por ese tipo.
Don't let that guy sweet-talk you.
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no intentes engatusarme ni camelarme con tus tretas, que te conozco.
Don´t try to sweet-talk me nor to cajole me with your treats, because I know what you are able to do.
Algunos hombres son maestros en el arte de engatusando dinero
de mujeres y hombres vulnerables.
Some men are masters of the art of coaxing money from vulnerable women and men.
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Si una mujer casada se deje engatusar por un villano, eso tiene consecuencias muy malas.
If a married woman lets herself be seduced by a villain, that has very bad consequences.
Si recibe una llamada de alguien que le dice que su computadora tiene un virus, cuelgue. en ellos. Ellos están tratando de engatusarle para sacarle su dinero.
If you get a call from someone that tells you that your computer has a virus, hang up on them. They are trying to bamboozle you out of your money.
Si hueles mal es difícil engatusar a alguien.
If you smell bad it is difficult to sweet-talk someone.
Mi esposa nunca me engatusar para nada, simplemente me dice que puedo hacer cualquier cosa que yo quiera, con un tono que señala que cosas irían mejor si entendiera lo que ella quiere y eligiera eso.
My wife never sweet-talks me for anything, she simply tells me that I can do whatever I might want, with a tone that indicates that it would go better if I were to understand what she wants and pick that.
A pesar de intesa engatusado, el no convencer su hijo comer sus vegetales.
Despite intense cajoling, he could not convince his son to eat his vegetables.
I sweet-talked the sweet girl into getting sweet treats for me. Sweet!
Yo engatuso la niña dulce en conseguir dulces para mí. ¡Bro!
No sirve de nada tratar de engatusar a algunas personas, con ellos tienes que hablar directamente.
It's no use trying to sweet-talk some people, with them you have to speak directly.
Don Juan era un seductor y mujeriego que le gustaba enamorar a las mujeres y las engatusaba para enamorarse de el.
Don Juan was a seducer and womaniser who liked to fall in love with women and sweet talked them into falling in love with him.
El hombre engatusar a la mujer a que coma.
The man sweet-talks the woman into getting lunch.
