To blag your way through.....

To blag your way through.....
 

I live in London and we use the colloquial saying 'blag' a lot.

I have searched for this and found

to blag oneself something - agenciarse algo
to blag one's way in - colarse

But these don't answer my question. I want to say
'I blagged my way through the conversation'

Como se dice?

The term doesn't cross the Atlantic.

Does blag mean muddle through?

Does it mean to fake your way?

Fake your way is probably a good way to say it.

You can 'blag your way out of a situation' which means talking your way out of it.

I would say: Hacer un buen simulacro.

I'm sure there are other ways of saying it, though. So, wait for natives to respond.

I don't know and would wait for Julvenzor or Angelica to answer, but I looked up English synonyms that use Latin roots. Prevaricate translates to "prevaricar" in Spanish and equivocate translates to "usar equívocos".
And of course, "hacer un burn simulacro" , like Poli suggested is great too.

In Buenos Aires, I would translate "blag your way out of a situation" as simply "pilotearla". I would expect a lot of regional variations to say the same.

"I didn't understand what he was saying but I managed to blag my way through the conversation and looked like I knew everything"

"No entendía lo que me decía, pero la pilotee* bastante bien y quedé como que sabía todo"

*pilotee is in fact pronounced "pilotié".

"Pilotearla" suggests the notion of a person surfing or kayaking, taking advantage of the wind gusts or avoiding dangerous rocks. "La" is part of the verb and not a real pronoun. It's what is called a "lexicalized pronoun" as in "pasarla bien".

Muchas gracias.

If I used this to a spaniard from Spain, would they understand me?

:thinking:

As this is a colloquial expression, there will be differences between countries. Alec's "pilotearla" could be understood in context, but it's not used in Mexico; so I think it would be the same for Spain.

I have been searching for some equivalent expression, but I can't find anything suitable.
What I can think of is "arreglárselas", "darse maña para hacer algo"...

- Me las arreglé para manejar la conversación.
- Me di maña para salir del paso en la conversación.

@Nomenclature: I don't find these options suitable. I'll have to think a bit more on options for translating this. :thinking: