al suave

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Spanish

Etymology

Literally, at soft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al ˈswabe/
  • Syllabification: al sua‧ve

Adverb

al suave

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras) comfortably or calmly; tranquilly
    Synonyms: tranquilamente, con calma, cómodamente
    Hay gente que se gente gana el sueldo al suave.
    There are people who earn their wage comfortably.
    Los terroristas viven al suave en la ciudad en vez de estar en la cárcel.
    Terrorists live comfortably in the city, instead of being in jail.
    Yo hago mi trabajo al suave, no me gusta andar apresurado.
    I do my job calmly, I don't like being in a hurry.
  2. (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras) little by little
    Estoy cumpliendo mis metas al suave.
    I'm fulfilling my goals little by little.

Interjection

¡al suave!

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras) calm down!; relax!
    Synonym: tranquilo
    ¡Al suave, hey! Enojarse no soluciona nada.
    Hey, calm down! Getting angry won't solve a thing.

Further reading

  • suave” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010