En inglés: alabar a una persona con el objeto de obtener algo de ella.

How to say it when you are very kind or friendly to someone or try to please someone, so that that person will do what you want them to do.

Jalarle (mecate) a alguien para que haga algo (Venezuela).
Hacerle la barba a alguien (México)
Chupar medias a alguien para que te haga un favor (Ecuador).
Ser un lava huevos de alguien para que ese alguien te haga un favor (Costa Rica).

To butter someone up so that they do something for you (informal).
To butter someone up before they do something (informal).

In TV Series

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In Dictionaries

You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree.
Cambridge Dictionary

Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.
Longman Dictionary

Agree with him. Butter him up a bit.
Longman Dictionary.

En francais       In French       En francés

Cirer les pompes de qqn dans l'espoir d'obtenir qqch.

Il a essayé de cirer les pompes de son chef dans l'espoir d'obtenir un jour de congés.
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En inglés: Tenerla agarrada con alguien, meterse con alguien

How to say it in a colloquial way when someone is  criticized, annoyed, or punished  repeatedly and unfairly:

Tenerla agarrada con alguien (Venezuela).
Meterse con alguien.

To pick on someone.

The teacher is always picking on me.

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In Dictionaries:

"He gets picked on because he’s small."
Cambridge Dictionary

"Just leave me alone, will you? Why don't you go and pick on someone your own size?"

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S'en prendre a qqn.

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EN INGLÉS: Pagarla con alguien, desquitarse con alguien.

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To take it out on somebody.

You are taking out on me just because none of your friends wanna come.

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In French     En francais     En francés

Passer ses nerfs sur qqn.

"Ne passe pas tes nerfs sur moi !"
Collins Dictionary Online

Irsele los gallos (voz), emitir una nota falsa y chillona al cantar, perorar o hablar.

To get a crack, to get a crack in one's voice, one's voice cracks.

"Her voice cracked with emotion as she told the story."
Cambridge Dictionary Online

On Websites:

"How to avoid getting cracks in your voice when singing."
WikiHow


In News:

"Vulnicura may not be Björk’s best album, and this was not her finest concert. Her voice cracked on the highest note of The Pleasure is All Mine; s"
The Guardian

Cumplir la mayoría de edad.

To come of age.

"My parents came of age durng the 1960s."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

To come of age: to reach adult status.

Oxford Dictionary Online.

In News:

"Joe Hart believes Manchester City have finally come of age in the Campions League with their stunning win in Rome."

Irish Mirror.

"Game changer: How the film industry came of age in Northern Ireland.".

BBC News

Hacer Bromas pesadas a Alguien.

 

To play a prank on somebody, to play practical jokes on someone.

"When I was at school  we were always playing  pranks on our teachers."
 Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"Practical Joke: A mischievous trick played on a person, especially one that causes the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort."
The Free Dictionary.


In News:

"But we got in big trouble when we played a practical joke on mom and dad - holding signs that read, these people are kidnapping us."
WFDD
 
"Now, a few days after someone actually did, there's nothing funny about it -- even if it started as a practical joke played on a 61-year-old father ..."
Cincinnati.com 


 

Mujer que tiene una relación amorosa con un hombre mucho mucho menor que ella.

Cougar. (informal)

Cougar: older woman who has sexual relationships with younger men.
Cambridge Dictionary Online

On the Radio:

Hacer clic en reproductor para escuchar.




Rick Dees and the Weekly Top 40 December 2010.

Persona cuya nacionalidad es de un país Árabe.

Arab (noun)
Arab (adjective)

Arabs are generally very religious people.

In Modern Literature:

"Middle Eastern music played on his radio, and the young Arab driver gave them a friendly smile."
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

Personas de la tercera edad.

Senior citizens.

A senior citizen is an older person, usually over the age of 60 or 65, esp. one who is no longer employed.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

Senior citizens get a discount.
Cambridge Dictionary Online 


As a senior citizen, he is allowed to audit university classes.
Cambridge Dictionary Online  

In News:

The debate over Medicare is a major issue in the November election campaign, especially in the vital battleground state of Florida with its large population of senior citizens.
CNN Online.