boo-boo
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boo-boo(
bu
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bu
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (mistake)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la metida de pata (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Stephanie replied that she wasn't Elizabeth's mother; she was her sister. What a boo-boo!Stephanie contestó que no era la madre de Elizabeth; era su hermana. ¡Qué metida de pata!
b. la metedura de pata (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I know we should have asked for permission to cut the hedge; that was a boo-boo on our part.Ya sé que deberíamos haber pedido permiso para cortar el seto; fue una metedura de pata por nuestra parte.
2. (colloquial) (injury) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. la pupa (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I fell and got a boo-boo!¡Me caí y me hice pupa!
b. el rasponcito (M) (colloquial) (scratch)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Don't cry, darling. It's just a little boo-boo.No llores, cariño. No es más que un rasponcito.
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