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boob(
bub
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (female anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la teta (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).
Ouch! The door opened right into my boob!¡Ay! ¡La puerta se abrió y me dio justo en la teta!
b. la chichi (F) (colloquial) (Mexico)
(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 Mexico
"Show us your boobs!" shouted the trashy guys when the songstress came on stage.¡Chichis para la banda!" gritaron los chavos nacos cuando la cantante salió al escenario.
c. la lola (F) (colloquial) (River Plate)
(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).
That guy over there keeps looking at my boobs.Ese tipo de ahí no deja de mirarme las lolas.
2. (colloquial) (fool)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el bobo (M), la boba (F)
(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).
(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).
Don't cry over that boob. Smile because you are free of a nuisance.No llores por ese bobo. Alégrate de haberte librado de un pesado.
b. el lelo (M), la lela (F)
(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).
(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).
We stood there like a couple of boobs not knowing what to say.Nos quedamos allí parados, como un par de lelos, sin saber qué decir.
3. (colloquial) (mistake) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la metedura de pata (F)
(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).
What a boob! She told her boss she was sick and then tweeted that she was on vacation!¡Vaya metedura de pata! ¡Le dijo a su jefe que estaba enferma y luego tuiteó que se fue de vacaciones!
b. la metida de pata (F) (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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The boob was spotted by a member of staff.Alguien del personal se dio cuenta de la metida de pata.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (colloquial) (to make a mistake) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. meter la pata
He boobed big-time when he let slip that she was pregnant.Metió la pata en grande cuando dijo que ella estaba embarazada.
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