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a la patada

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
a la patada loc adv	CR: coloquial (sin esmero)	thoughtlessly, mindlessly adv
		on a whim adv

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
darle la patada a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (despedir a alguien) (colloquial)	give [sb] the boot v expr
	(informal)	show [sb] the door v expr
		fire [sb]⇒ vtr
	Al secretario le dieron la patada y ahora tiene que encontrar otro trabajo.
darle la patada a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (deshacerse de alguien)	get rid of [sb] v expr
	(colloquial)	give [sb] the boot v expr
		give [sb] the shove v expr
		give [sb] the heave-ho v expr
	Luisa utilizó a su amiga y, cuando ya no le servía, le dio la patada.
	He used her, then when she no longer served a purpose, he got rid of her.
darle una patada en la espinilla a alguien loc verb + prep	figurado, coloquial (dar un golpe bajo)	deal [sb] a low blow v expr
	(figurative)	kick [sb] in the shin v expr
	(collquial)	kick [sb] when they're down v expr
	Juan le dio una patada en la espinilla a María cuando habló de su exnovia.
	Juan dealt Maria a low blow when she spoke about her former partner.

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