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patada

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
patada nf	(golpe con el pie)	kick n
	El joven le dio una patada a su atacante y echó a correr.
	He gave his attacker a kick and ran off.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
patada nf	AR, CL, UY: coloquial (descarga eléctrica) (electric)	shock n
	Cuando toqué los cables, sentí una patada terrible.
	When I touched the cables I got a terrible shock.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
a la patada loc adv	CR: coloquial (sin esmero)	thoughtlessly, mindlessly adv
		on a whim adv
caerle como patada a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (persona: caer mal)	not be able to stand v expr
	La hija del jefe nos cae como patada a todos en la oficina.
	Nobody in the office can stand the boss' daughter.
caerle como patada a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (sentar mal)	not go down well, not sit well v expr
	La lasaña me cayó como patada.
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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