meter la pata

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˌteɾ la ˈpata/ [meˌt̪eɾ la ˈpa.t̪a]
  • Syllabification: me‧ter la pa‧ta

Verb

meter la pata (first-person singular present meto la pata, first-person singular preterite metí la pata, past participle metido la pata)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to mess up; slip up; screw up, to put one's foot in one's mouth
    Synonym: equivocarse
    No quería meter la pata, pero terminé olvidándome de su cumpleaños.
    I didn't want to screw up, but I ended up forgetting about his birthday.
    Metí la pata en la reunion al decir algo inapropiado y todos se quedaron en silencio.
    I messed up in the meeting by saying something inappropriate and everyone went silent.
    Siempre mete la pata cuando intenta hacer bromas; nadie las entiende.
    He always makes mistakes when he tries to make jokes; nobody understands them.

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