sonsacar

v.

to sneak out, to steal out, to get by trickery.

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sonsacar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to wheedle

2 figurado (secreto) to get out of, worm out

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VT to wheedle, coax

sonsacar a algn — to pump sb for information

sonsacar un secreto a algn — to worm a secret out of sb

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verbo transitivo

me costó trabajo sonsacarle la verdad — I had a hard time getting the truth out of her

le sonsacaron el secreto — they wormed o got the secret out of him

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= probe for, tease out, winkle out.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex. Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.

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* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.

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verbo transitivo

me costó trabajo sonsacarle la verdad — I had a hard time getting the truth out of her

le sonsacaron el secreto — they wormed o got the secret out of him

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= probe for, tease out, winkle out.

Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.

* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.

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sonsacar [A2 ]

vt

me costó trabajo sonsacarle la verdad I had a hard time getting the truth out of her

es difícil sonsacarle las cosas it's difficult to get anything out of him

le sonsacaron el secreto they wormed o got the secret out of him

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sonsacar (conjugate sonsacar) verbo transitivo:

◊ me costó trabajo sonsacarle la verdad I had a hard time getting the truth out of her

sonsacar verbo transitivo
1 (una información) to winkle out: se lo sonsacó a María, he coaxed it out of Maria
2 (dinero, un regalo, etc) to wheedle

'sonsacar' also found in these entries:
English:
coax
- dig out
- draw
- get

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sonsacar vt

sonsacar algo a alguien to extract sth from sb;

sonsacar a alguien to pump sb for information

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sonsacar

v/t

:

sonsacar algo worm sth out (a of), wheedle sth out (a of)

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sonsacar {72} vt

: to wheedle, to extract