pifia
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la pifia(
pee
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fyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (mistake)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. blunder
Ganamos el partido gracias a una pifia tremenda del portero del otro equipo.We won the match thanks to a terrible blunder by the other team's goalkeeper.
b. goof (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
El becario hizo una pifia, pero es normal: está aprendiendo.The intern made a goof, but it's only natural. He's learning.
a. miscue
Tienes que dar tiza bien a tu taco para evitar las pifias.You have to chalk your cue properly to avoid miscues.
a. boos and hisses
El cantante fue recibido con una sonora pifia cuando apareció en el escenario con 50 minutos de demora.The singer was greeted by loud boos and hisses when he appeared on stage 50 minutes late.
b. booing and hissing
Hubo aplausos al final de la actuación, pero también hubo pifias.There was applause at the end of the show, but there was booing and hissing too.
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