To pull someone's leg in Spanish
To pull someone's leg in Spanish is tomar el pelo (toh-MAHR el PEH-loh).
- Spanish
- tomar el pelo
- Say it
- toh-MAHR el PEH-loh
- Note
- To tease or fool someone; add a person with a.
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- meter la patato put your foot in it · meh-TEHR lah PAH-tah
- estar en las nubesto daydream · ehs-TAHR ehn lahs NOO-behs
- costar un ojo de la carato cost an arm and a leg · kohs-TAHR oon OH-hoh deh lah KAH-rah
- echar una manoto lend a hand · eh-CHAHR OO-nah MAH-noh
- tirar la toallato throw in the towel · tee-RAHR lah toh-AH-yah
- ir al granoto get straight to the point · eer ahl GRAH-noh
- andarse por las ramasto beat around the bush · ahn-DAHR-seh por lahs RRAH-mahs
Questions about tomar el pelo
How do you say to pull someone's leg in Spanish?
To pull someone's leg in Spanish is tomar el pelo. To tease or fool someone; add a person with a.
How do you pronounce tomar el pelo?
Say it toh-MAHR el PEH-loh. The syllables in capitals are stressed: MAHR and PEH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does tomar el pelo mean in English?
In English, tomar el pelo means to pull someone's leg.
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