Translation for "coba" to english
Translation examples
noun
Le gustaba su desenfado irlandés y su forma de dar coba.
She liked his cheerful Irish charm, his blarney.
–Le recuerdo, señor, que en la verde Erín a eso se le llama coba fina.
"I remind you, sir, that in the land of Erin go brash it's called good healthy blarney.
Pero adelante, dale coba a la vieja, de la manera que puedas.
But go ahead-soft-soap the old girl any way you can.
—¿Por qué no te arrodillas ante ellos y les besas los pies? ¿Por qué no les das coba, eh? Diles, como al vecino: «Sí, señor Barkalow» y «No, señor Barkalow» y «Lo que usted diga, señor Barkalow.
“Why you would not kowtow to them. Butter them up. Soft-soap them. Tell them, ‘Yes, Mr. Barkalow,’ and, ‘No, Mr.
Los tres iban vestidos impecablemente con esos trajes de tres botones, y le estaban dando la típica coba de Hollywood, sobre cuánto talento tenía como directora y qué milagro había sido que la película se presentase, aun cuando mamá le hubiese dado la espalda.
And these three men in their impeccable three-button suits were giving Susan the great rolling LA soft soap about the talent she had as a director and what a miracle it was that even with Mom’s backing she had brought in that film.
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