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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
hacerle la pelota a alguien,
hacerle la pelotilla a alguien loc verb + prep		ES: coloquial (alabar, adular)suck up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep
 (US, slang)kiss [sb]'s ass v expr
 (UK, slang)kiss [sb]'s arse v expr
 Dudo mucho que hacerle la pelota a tu profesor para que te suba la nota funcione.
 I doubt very much that sucking up to your teacher so that he'll give you a better grade will work.
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'hacer la pelota' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
English:
lay it on thick - smarm - toady - kiss up

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