novatada

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novatada
feminine noun
1practical joke (broma) (on newcomer)
2beginner's mistake (error)
  • pagar la novatada (on newcomer) -> to learn the hard way

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novatada [no-vah-tah’-dah]
noun
1Rag (broma), ragging, hazing. (f)
2Beginner's mistake (error). (f)

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novatada
sustantivo:femenino
1 (burla) rag; ragging; hazing; (EEUU)
2 (error) beginner's mistake; elementary blunder
pagar la novatada to learn the hard way

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