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sobas bien

Spanish to English Other Slang Tweets

I am translating some tweets, which are included in a complaint for calumnies and libel. The tweets are full of slang expressions from Argentina:

"Y si me sobas bien la poronga pedazo de judía malcogida"

"sobas bien la poronga" is an expression meaning stroking someone's pennis a lot

Thank you for your responses!

Proposed translations (English)

suck nicely/well

Sergio Kot

Change log

Feb 12, 2019 13:38: Sergio Kot Created KOG entry

Discussion

Sergio Kot Feb 12, 2019: @678 Thanks for your explanation. I'm well aware of the dictionary's definition. However, I base my suggestion on several considerations. First - my own empirical experience as a child and youngster growing up in the heart of Buenos Aires (Capital Federal) as a native lunfardo-speaking Porteño; second - on the meaning I/we used to apply to the expression; and third - on the assumption that the tweets were written by a Porteño.
678 (asker) Feb 11, 2019: Hi, Sergio. Thanks for your response. Yes, firstly I thougt "sobar" meant "suck" but the dicitonary says "sobar" means: Tocar repetidamente algo pasando la mano. Hi Juan: yes, your option could also be possible. But I have the feeling the to jerk means (of a man) to masturbate himself. (Maybe I am wrong). I would like to convey the idea that the writer is suggesting: why doesn't she masturbate him? I've been thinking in "why don't you give me a handjob?
Sergio Kot Feb 10, 2019: @678 Contrary to your idea, I strongly believe that "sobar" means "sucking".
Juan Jacob Feb 8, 2019: To jerk... ...¿no te va?