ligue secreto
/liɡe sekɾeto/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "sneaky link" is ligue secreto.
ligue secreto refers to a person with whom someone is having a secret romantic or sexual relationship.
How do you pronounce it?
/liɡe sekɾeto/
Did you know?
- If you use the verb ligar in a literal sense outside of romance, it means 'to tie' or 'to bind', such as tying your shoelaces.
- While ligue secreto is a relatively mild way to describe a secret partner, using the word culeo to describe a sexual encounter is much more vulgar and explicit.
- In various Latin American countries, the term aventura is often used instead of ligue to describe a casual or secret romantic involvement.
Examples in context
- Ella es su ligue secreto.She is his sneaky link.
- No quiero que nadie sepa de mi ligue secreto.I don't want anyone to know about my sneaky link.
- ¿Es él tu nuevo ligue secreto?Is he your new sneaky link?
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are talking about their dating lives.
- JavierElena, ¿estás saliendo con alguien nuevo ahora?Elena, are you dating someone new now?
- ElenaNo exactamente, solo tengo un ligue secreto.Not exactly, I just have a sneaky link.
- Javier¡Qué interesante! ¿Quién es esa persona?How interesting! Who is that person?
- ElenaNo puedo decirte, es un secreto.I can't tell you, it's a secret.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
