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This idiom may be literally translated as "to let saliva trickle from one's mouth."
caérsele a alguien la baba
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to be full of love or admiration; often used with "con," "por," or "de")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to drool
A Roberto y Clara, que andaban buscando casa, se les caía la baba viendo las mansiones de las revistas de estilo.Roberto and Clara, who were looking for a house, drooled over the mansions in the style magazines.
b. to be drooling
A cualquier ingeniero informático se le caería la baba de ver este supercomputador.Any computer engineer would be drooling over this supercomputer.
c. to dote
A todos los profesores se les caía la baba con Gina. Era la más inteligente de la escuela.All the teachers doted on Gina. She was the school's smartest kid.
d. to be doting
A la abuelita se le cae la baba por sus nietas.Grandma is doting upon her granddaughters.
e. to be thrilled to pieces (idiom) (United States)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in the United States
Se me caía la baba con ella.I was thrilled to pieces about her.
f. to be thrilled to bits (idiom) (United Kingdom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Qué tal en la nueva casa? - Se nos cae la baba.How's it going in the new house? - We're thrilled to bits.
g. to be besotted
A toda la familia se le caía la baba por el recién nacido.The whole family was besotted with the newborn.
h. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Se nos caía la baba contemplando los pasteles de la vitrina.Our mouths watered as we gazed at the pastries in the shopwindow.
Las fotos de este libro de cocina son para que se te caiga la baba.The pictures in this cookbook are mouthwatering.
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