engatusar

v.

1 to sweet-talk (informal).

engatusar a alguien para que haga algo to sweet-talk somebody into doing something

2 to deceive, to coax, to bluff, to fob off.

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engatusar

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar to get round, coax, cajole

■ la engatusó para que cantara he coaxed her into singing

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VT to coax, wheedle

engatusar a algn para que haga algo — to coax sb into doing sth

no me vas a engatusar — you're not going to get round me

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verbo transitivo to sweet-talk

engatusar a alguien para que + subj — to sweet-talk somebody into -ing

no me vas a engatusar con zalamerías — flattery will get you nowhere

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= bamboozle, con, hoax.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

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* engatusar para que + Subjuntivo = wheedle into + Gerundio.

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verbo transitivo to sweet-talk

engatusar a alguien para que + subj — to sweet-talk somebody into -ing

no me vas a engatusar con zalamerías — flattery will get you nowhere

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= bamboozle, con, hoax.

Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

* engatusar para que + Subjuntivo = wheedle into + Gerundio.

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engatusar [A1 ]

vt

engatusó a su padre para que se lo comprara she sweet-talked her father into buying it for her

me engatusó y acabó vendiéndome la radio más cara he gave me his spiel and I ended up buying the most expensive radio

a mí no me vas a engatusar con zalamerías flattery will get you nowhere

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engatusar (conjugate engatusar) verbo transitivo
to sweet-talk;
engatusar a algn para que haga algo to sweet-talk sb into doing sth
engatusar vtr fam to sweet-talk: no te dejes engatusar, don't fall for their sweet-talking
'engatusar' also found in these entries:
English:
con
- sweet-talk
- fob
- get
- sweet

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engatusar vt

Fam to sweet-talk;

se dejó engatusar por un timador he let himself be taken in by a con artist;

no trates de engatusarme don't try to get round me;

logré engatusarlo para que viniera I managed to coax him into coming

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engatusar

v/t fam

sweet-talk fam

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engatusar vt

: to coax, to cajole