aflojar la lengua
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to loosen the hongue”, or more loosely translated as “to loosen one's tongue”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afloˌxaɾ la ˈlenɡwa/ [a.floˌxaɾ la ˈlẽŋ.ɡwa]
- Syllabification: a‧flo‧jar la len‧gua
Verb
aflojar la lengua (first-person singular present aflojo la lengua, first-person singular preterite aflojé la lengua, past participle aflojado la lengua)
- (idiomatic) synonym of soltar la lengua
Further reading
- “aflojar la lengua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024