al suave

Literally, “at soft”.

• IPA^(key): /al ˈswabe/ [al ˈswa.β̞e]
• Syllabification: al sua‧ve

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.

¡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.

• “suave”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010