paliza
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “palizas” when used in contexts like that shown in 6).
la paliza(
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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. (battering)
2. (colloquial) (defeat)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
3. (colloquial) (boring event or task)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. drag (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Los trámites de admisión son una verdadera paliza.The admission process is a real drag.
4. (colloquial) (tiring task)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Menuda paliza tener que viajar dos horas para ir a trabajar.Having to travel two hours to work must be really exhausting.
Ayer nos dimos una buena paliza cambiando los muebles de sitio.Yesterday we really wore ourselves out moving the furniture around.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
5. (colloquial) (boring person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. bore
Es un paliza. Yo intento evitarlo por todos los medios.He's a bore. I try to avoid him as much as I can.
6. (colloquial) (annoying person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pain in the neck (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Eres un paliza. Deja ya de darme la vara.You are a pain in the neck. Stop bothering me.
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