pataleta
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la pataleta(
pah
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tah
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leh
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (outburst of bad temper)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. tantrum
El padre hacía oídos sordos a la pataleta de su hija.The father turned a deaf ear to his daughter's tantrum.
La niña aprendió temprano que podía conseguir todo lo que quisiera haciendo una pataleta.The girl learned early on that she could get anything she wanted by throwing a tantrum.
2. (medicine)
a. fit
Tuve que bajarme de la máquina de ejercicios porque tuve una pataleta.I had to step down from the exercise machine because I had a fit.
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