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"Cómo se llama tu papá" is a form of "cómo se llama tu papá", a phrase which is often translated as "what your dad's name is". "Mama" is a form of "mamar", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to suckle". Learn more about the difference between "cómo se llama tu papá" and "mama" below.
cómo se llama tu papá(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (informal) (in sentences; singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. what your dad's name is
Ya no me acuerdo cómo se llama tu papá.I don't remember what your dad's name is.
2. (informal) (in questions; singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. what's your dad's name
Pablo, ¿cómo se llama tu papá? Necesito su nombre y apellido.Pablo, what's your dad's name? I need his first and last name.
mamar(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to nurse)
a. to suckle
Como es un recién nacido, tiene que mamar varias veces al día.Since he's a newborn, he has to suckle several times a day.
c. to breastfeed
Mi primer hijo tardó unos días en aprender a mamar.My first child took a few days to learn to breastfeed.
2. (colloquial) (to guzzle)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to booze (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi primo no sirve para nada. Pasa todas las tardes con su panda mamando.My cousin is a waste of space. He spends every afternoon boozing with his gang.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to suck
A Enrique le dan el biberón porque no quiere mamar la leche de su madre.Enrique is bottle-fed because he won't suck his mother's milk.
4. (to absorb)
a. to grow up with
Los hijos de Beckham han mamado el fútbol desde la cuna.Beckham's children have grown up with soccer from birth.
b. to be immersed in
Rosa ha mamado el baile toda la vida.Rosa has been immersed in dance all her life.
5. (vulgar) (to perform fellatio on)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. to suck off (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Su novia se enojó cuando Diego le pidió que le mamara la verga.His girlfriend got mad when Diego asked her to suck him off.
mamarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
6. (colloquial) (to get drunk)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to get smashed (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Nadie se acuerda de la fiesta porque se mamaron todos.Nobody remembers the party because they all got smashed.
b. to get sloshed (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Cuando se murió su madre, se mamó para tratar de ahogar las penas.When his mother died, he got sloshed in an attempt to drown his sorrows.
