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pata

Spanish Slang 
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PREMIUM
la pata(
pah
-
tah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. leg
Las arañas tienen ocho patas.Spiders have eight legs.
a. paw (of a cat or a dog)
Mi perro saltó y se lastimó la pata.My dog jumped and hurt his paw.
b. foot (of a bird)
Las patas de las gaviotas habían dejado su inconfundible huella en la arena.The seagulls' feet had left their unmistakable prints on the sand.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(anatomy)
a. leg
¡Quita esas patas de encima de la mesa!Get your legs off the table!
a. leg
A la mesa le falta una pata.The table is missing a leg.
las patas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
5.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(audacity)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. nerve
¡Qué patas tienes!You have a lot of nerve!
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