pegar un patinazo
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pegar un patinazo
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to slide)
a. to skid
Había hielo en la carretera, y la furgoneta pegó un patinazo cuando el conductor pisó el freno.There was ice on the road, and the van skidded when the driver hit the brakes.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (to perform a gaffe)
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. to make a blunder
¡Qué patinazo pegaste! ¿Cómo se te ocurre decir una cosa así?What a blunder you made! Whatever made you say such a thing?
b. to slip up
En la entrevista de trabajo, iba todo muy bien, pero pegué un patinazo cuando dije que no quería hacer horas extra.At the job interview, everything was going very well, but I slipped up when I said I didn't want to do overtime.
c. to make a boob (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Acabo de pegar un patinazo. Le pregunté a Amelia si estaba embarazada.I've just made a boob. I've asked Amelia if she was pregnant.
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