brain fart
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brain fart
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el lapsus (M)
(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).
I think I'm having a brain fart; I can't remember Elisa's husband's name.Creo que tengo un lapsus; no puedo recordar el nombre del marido de Elisa.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The guy was delivering this passionate speech and, suddenly, he stopped. He had a brain fart and could not get himself back on track.El hombre estaba dando este discurso apasionado y, de repente, se detuvo. Se había quedado con la mente en blanco y no lograba retomar el hilo.
Yesterday, when I got home, I had a brain fart and tried to lock my car with my house keys.Ayer, cuando llegué a casa, se me cruzaron los cables, y traté de cerrar el auto con las llaves de casa.
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