metedura de pata
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la metedura de pata(
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teh
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doo
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rah
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (figurative) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. blunder
Me confundí a mi esposa con su hermana. ¡Vaya metedura de pata!I confused my wife with her sister. What a blunder!
b. clanger (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No fue mi intención escribir mal su nombre. Fue una metedura de pata.I didn't mean to misspell your name. It was a clanger.
c. mistake
Fue una metedura de pata haber preguntado sobre un tema tan delicado como la salud de su madre.It was a mistake to ask about a subject as delicate as her mother's health.
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