la patraña
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patraña

la patraña(
pah
-
trah
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nyah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. tall tale
¡Sabía que no estaba enfermo! Solo era una patraña para no hacer el examen.I knew he wasn't ill! It was just a tall tale so he wouldn't have to take the exam.
¿Que tu perro se comió tus deberes? ¿Qué clase de patraña es esa?Your dog ate your homework? What kind of tall tale is that?
b. tall story
Vamos a ver con qué patraña sale Luis hoy para evitar hacer sus quehaceres.Let's see what tall story Luis comes up with today in order to avoid doing his chores.
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