labia

labia
f.
1 smooth talk (informal).
tener mucha labia to have the gift of the gab
2 grace in speaking, fluency, oratory, gift for words.
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labia
nombre femenino
1 familiar loquacity
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FRASEOLOGÍA
tener labia familiar to have the gift of the gab
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SF fluency; pey glibness, glib tongue

tener mucha labia — to have the gift of the gab *

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femenino (fam) gift of the gab (colloq)
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= glibness.
Ex. Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
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* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking.
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femenino (fam) gift of the gab (colloq)
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= glibness.

Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking.

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labia
feminine
(fam)
gift of the gab (colloq)
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labia sustantivo femenino (fam) gift of the gab (colloq)
labia f fam loquacity
♦ Locuciones: tener mucha labia, to have the gift of the gab
'labia' also found in these entries:
English:
glib
- slick
- patter
- smooth
- smoothly
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labia nf
Fam smooth talk;
tener mucha labia to have the gift of the gab
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labia
f
:
tener mucha labia have the gift of the gab
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labia nf, fam : gift of gab
tu amigo tiene labia: your friend has a way with words

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