come-on
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come-on(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (flirtation)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Felipe is clueless about romance. A woman just gave him the come-on and he didn't realize it.Felipe es negado para el romance. Una mujer acaba de intentar seducirlo y no se dio cuenta.
That shameless woman gave a married man the come-on.Esa mujer sinvergüenza se le insinuó a un hombre casado.
2. (commerce)
a. el señuelo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't get that loan. The low interest rate is a come-on. They're going to raise it every month.No obtengas ese préstamo. La baja tasa de interés es un señuelo. La van a aumentar cada mes.
b. el gancho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The free samples that the company offers are an effective come-on.Las muestras gratuitas que ofrece la empresa son un gancho efectivo.
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