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/Sounds like "SWAH" (as in "swat") + "beh" (as in "bed")/

Meaning

Hold on, slow down, take it easy. In Mexico, suave is the chillest way to tell someone to pump the brakes, whether you are trying to calm down a heated moment or just asking someone not to rush.

Examples

Easy, easy, don't get worked up, there's still time.

Chill, it's really not that big a deal.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Tatequieto

/Sounds like "SWAH" (as in "swat") + "beh" (as in "bed")/

Meaning

Everything is fine, okay, agreed, or just chill. In Mexico, suave is the most relaxed possible response to almost anything: no problem, that works, we're good. Low effort, high agreeability. The verbal equivalent of a calm, easy shrug.

Examples

¿Nos vemos a las cinco? Suave.

Meet at five? Sure, works for me.

Suave, yo me encargo de eso, no te preocupes.

I'll handle that, no worries.

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Instant infatuation, love at first sight with no rational explanation. Cupid's arrow arriving without warning. When it is a flechazo there is no gradual warming up: you see the person and you just know, with an intensity that is hard to explain afterward.