la putada
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putada

la putada(
poo
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tah
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dah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(nasty trick)
a. dirty trick
Marcos nos hizo una putada y nos dejó esperando en la estación de tren.Marocs played a dirty trick on us and left us waiting at the train station.
2.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(bad luck)
a. bugger
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
¡Qué putada! Se largó a llover justo cuando íbamos a salir a navegar.What a bugger! It began to rain right when were about to go sailing.
b. shitty luck
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
Me lesioné una semana antes de la final y no pude jugar. - No me digas. ¡Qué putada!I got injured a week before the final and couldn't play. - No way. What shitty luck!
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