pechada
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la pechada(
peh
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chah
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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).
1. (push given with the chest) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. shove
El guardia de seguridad me apartó con una pechada.The security guard pushed me away with a shove.
2. (bodybuilding) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. push-up
Hice cinco pechadas y ya me duelen los brazos.I did five push-ups and my arms are already sore.
3. (colloquial) (scam) (Bolivia) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
a. scrounging (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Basta de pechadas! Ya me has sacado mucho dinero.Enough scrounging! You've taken a lot of money from me.
4. (excess)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No puedo caminar más. Qué pechada.I can't walk anymore. It's been a slog.
¡Qué pechada de comida que pegamos ayer! Todavía estoy llena.Yesterday we really pigged out! I'm still full.
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