camelar

to sweet-talk

camelar(kah-meh-lahr)

transitive verb

1.

(colloquial)

(to cajole)

(Spain)

a. to sweet-talk

Fernando cameló a la chica con cumplidos para que se fuera con él a su casa.

Fernando sweet-talked the girl with compliments into going with him back to his place.

b. to win over

El concursante cameló al jurado con su labia.

The contestant won over the jury with his loquacity.

2. (to court)

a. to flirt with

La italiana me cameló exagerando su acento y su sonrisa.

The Italian woman flirted with me exaggerating her accent and her smile.

camelar

transitive verb

1. (convencer)

a. to butter up, to win over

2. (enamorar)

a. to flirt with

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camelar

transitive verb

1 (persuadir) to cajole; win over

tener camelado a algn to have sb wrapped round one's little finger

2 [+mujer] (flirtear) to flirt with; make up to (familiar); (conquistar) to attract

3 (México) (mirar) to look into; look towards etc; (espiar) to spy on; (perseguir) to pursue; hound