están pifiando
pifiar
pifiar(
pee
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fyahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (colloquial) (to make a mistake)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to mess up
Estacionar es difícil, así que no te importe si pifias. No pasa nada.Parking is difficult, so don't worry if you mess up. It's okay.
b. to make a blunder
Nuestro portero pifió en el último minuto y eso nos costó el partido.Our goalkeeper made a blunder at the last minute and it cost us the match.
c. to goof (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Si la gente del Departamento de Contabilidad pifia en esto, estamos perdidos.If the guys at the Accounting Department goof on this one, we're done for.
a. to boo and hiss
El público pifió al final del encuentro.The spectators booed and hissed at the end of the match.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (colloquial) (to do badly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to mess up
No puedo permitirme pifiar tantas preguntas en un examen.I can't afford to mess up so many questions in an exam.
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