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put the moves on
Language:
Meanings:
1.
US
UK
general
informal
colloquial
To make a romantic or sexual advance toward someone; to attempt to seduce someone.
To flirt with someone with the intention of initiating a sexual or romantic encounter.
2.
US
general
informal
figurative
To use charm, cajolery, or tactics of persuasion to obtain something or to outmaneuver others in a non-sexual context.
Examples:
EN:
You put the moves on her. She was a virgin.
ES:
Te hiciste el seductor... y ella era virgen.
EN:
She wouldn't have ridden off with someone unless they put the moves on her.
ES:
¡No lo habría hecho si no la hubieras seducido!
EN:
You put the moves on Pearl
ES:
¡Yo no haría eso!
EN:
Jimmy's gonna put the moves on Elaine.
ES:
Jimmy va a lanzarse sobre Elaine.
EN:
But it is obvious that the only reason she joined the paper was so she could put the moves on Brandon.
ES:
Pero es obvio que la única razón por la que entró al diario fue para poder insinuársele a Brandon.
EN:
philip, are you trying to put the moves on me?
ES:
philip, estás tratando de poner los movimientos en mí?
EN:
So he put the moves on you?
ES:
¿Entonces intentó seducirte?
EN:
I cannot believe he put the moves on me.
ES:
No puedo creer que se aprovechara.
EN:
That the only reason they killed those gay guys is because the gay guys put the moves on them. Give me a break.
ES:
Que mataron a esos gays porque los gays iban tras ellos.
EN:
Well, I guess you didn't think about that when you put the moves on Debbie.
ES:
¡Supongo que no pensaste en eso cuando seducías a Debbie!
EN:
Because we're friends. I've been friends with Hyde for years, and I've never put the moves on him.
ES:
Fui amigo de Hyde por años y nunca intenté nada con él.
EN:
Did you put the moves on me to soothe your conscience, or you wanted one more good lay before Anna returns?
ES:
Pusiste los movimientos en mi para tranquilizar tu consciencia, o querías otro acoston antes de que regresara Anna?
EN:
After an impressive six-course dinner Ed put the moves on Samantha.
ES:
Después de una cena exuberante, Ed le echó los perros.
EN:
You never put the moves on Brandy.
ES:
Con Brandy no...
EN:
It came towards me... everyone was trying to get their mitts on it, but I put the moves on all of them.
ES:
Venía hacia mí todos trataban de ponerle las manos encima pero yo me ocupé de todos ellos.
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