pijotada
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la pijotada
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (silly thing) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. stupid thing
Rosa y Bernarda discutieron otra vez por una pijotada y nos amargaron la tarde.Rosa and Bernarda argued again over some stupid thing and spoiled our evening.
b. bullshit
¿Por qué tenemos que llevarle a la estación? ¿Por qué no puede ir en autobús? Estoy harta de sus pijotadas.Why do we have to take him to the station? Why can't he take the bus? I'm sick of his bullshit.
c. nonsense
Dejen de decir pijotadas. Si no les compro más ropa, no es porque no quiera, sino porque no tengo dinero.Stop talking nonsense. If I don't buy you more clothes, it's not because I don't want to, but because I don't have any money.
2. (colloquial) (something unnecessarily sophisticated or expensive) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Yo no me comprarías ese coche. Es muy bonito, pero es una pijotada. Gasta mucha gasolina y tiene poca potencia.I wouldn't buy that car. It's very nice, but it's a little bit too fancy. It uses a lot of gas and has little power.
A mí me parece una pijotada de restaurante. Es carísimo y las porciones son muy pequeñas.This restaurant seems a bit hoity-toity to me. It's really expensive and the portions are very small.
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