pata
/ˈpata/, [ˈpa.t̪a]leg, paw
Noun pata f (plural patas)
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paw, foot, leg (of an animal)
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leg (of furniture)
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(colloquial) human leg, foot (often used in anger)
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(colloquial) footprint (often used in anger)
- Acabo de trapear y ya dejaste tus patas.
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I have just finished mopping and now you left your footprints (all over).
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kickstand (a levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden)
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pocket flap
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tie, draw
Noun pata f (plural patas, masculine pato, masculine plural patos)
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female equivalent of pato; female duck
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¡Qué metida de pata!
What a blunder!
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El jamón se hace de la pata trasera de los cerdos.
Ham comes from the hind leg of a pig.
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Él metió la pata cuando le preguntó si estaba embarazada.
He committed a faux pas when he asked whether she was pregnant.
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Iba a comprar una mesa nueva, pero mi marido ya arregló la pata rota.
I was going to buy a new table, but my husband fixed the broken leg.
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La grulla estaba parada en una pata.
The crane was standing on one leg.
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No se puede usar esta mesa porque le falta una pata.
This table is unusable since it is missing a leg.
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Al día siguiente el tiempo era una delicia, y el sol brillaba con fuerza en las hojas de bardana verdes, por lo que la madre pata llevó a su joven nidada hasta el agua, y saltó con un chapoteo.
On the next day the weather was delightful, and the sun shone brightly on the green burdock leaves, so the mother duck took her young brood down to the water, and jumped in with a splash.
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