besándose
/besandose/from spelling rules
The English phrase "making out" can be translated into Spanish as besándose.
The term refers to the act of kissing passionately for a period of time. The colloquial term chapar means to passionately kiss or engage in heavy petting.
How do you pronounce it?
/besandose/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, the term fajarse is used for intense making out and heavy petting, derived from the word for a 'sash' or 'belt' used to bind things tightly.
- In Spain, people often use the phrase liarse to describe the act of making out, which literally translates to 'getting tangled up'.
- In Spain, the colloquialism chapar actually originates from the act of 'closing' or 'shutting' something, metaphorically referring to the closing of mouths during a kiss.
Examples in context
- Aquella noche, al despedirnos, nos besamos apasionadamente en la puerta.That night, when we said goodbye, we kissed passionately at the door.
- Después de una romántica cena, comenzaron a intercambiar muestras de afecto en el parque.After a romantic dinner, they began to exchange displays of affection in the park.
- Cuando Juan y María se encuentran solos, suelen besuquearse durante horas sin parar.When Juan and Maria are alone, they tend to make out for hours without stopping.
- Los adolescentes pasaron la noche chapando en la discoteca.The teenagers spent the night making out in the disco.
- Los vieron besándose en el parque.They saw them making out in the park.
- Parece que pasaron la noche besándose.It looks like they spent the night making out.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are talking about a couple they saw at a party.
- Alejandro¿Viste a esos dos en la fiesta?Did you see those two at the party?
- MaríaSí, los vi besándose en la esquina.Yes, I saw them making out in the corner.
- AlejandroEran muy intensos besándose.They were making out very intensely.
- MaríaFue un poco incómodo para mí.It was a bit uncomfortable for me.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
