carantoña
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la carantoña
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. sweet talk
Creyó que con sus carantoñas me convencería de prestarle dinero. Pues, ¡qué equivocado estaba!He thought that giving me his sweet talk he would persuade me to lend him money. Well, boy, he was mistaken!
b. caress
No vas a conseguir mi perdón con carantoñas y flores.You won't win my forgiveness with caress and flowers.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡Nada de carantoñas! ¡No me vas a convencer de hacer lo que quieres!No sweet-talking! You won't get me to do what you want!
¡Basta de carantoñas! ¡Está castigada, señorita, y no va a ir al cine!Stop buttering me up! You're grounded, missy, you won't go to the movies!
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