pifia

f.

1 blunder (informal).

2 big error, goof, blunder, costly error.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pifiar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pifiar.

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pifia

► nombre femenino

1 familiar blunder

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer una pifia familiar to make a blunder

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SF

1) (Billar) miscue

2) * (=error) blunder, bloomer *

3) And, Cono Sur (=burla) mockery; (=chiste) joke

hacer pifia de — (=burlarse) to mock, poke fun at; (=bromear) to make a joke of, joke about

4) And, Cono Sur (=rechifla) hiss

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femenino

1)

a) (fam) (error) boo-boo (colloq), boob (colloq)

b) (en billar) miscue

c) (Chi) (defecto) fault

2) (Chi, Per) (del público) booing and hissing

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= boner, goof, bobble, clanger, blooper, blunder, slip-up.

Ex. Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.

Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.

Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.

Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.

Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

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* meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

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femenino

1)

a) (fam) (error) boo-boo (colloq), boob (colloq)

b) (en billar) miscue

c) (Chi) (defecto) fault

2) (Chi, Per) (del público) booing and hissing

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= boner, goof, bobble, clanger, blooper, blunder, slip-up.

Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.

Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.

Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.

Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.

Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

* meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

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pifia

feminine

A

1 (fam) (error) boo-boo (colloq), boob (colloq), goof (AmE colloq)

2 (en billar) miscue

3 (Chi) (defecto) fault

B (Chi, Per) (del público) booing and hissing, catcalls (pl)

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Del verbo pifiar: (conjugate pifiar)

pifia es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pifia    
pifiar
pifia sustantivo femenino
1

a) (fam) (error) boob (colloq)

b) (en billar) miscue

c) (Chi) (defecto) fault

2 (Chi, Per) (del público) booing and hissing
pifiar (conjugate pifiar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) (fallar) to fluff (colloq);

◊ pifiala (fam) to blow it (colloq)

2 (Chi, Per) [público] to boo
pifia f fam blunder
pifiar verbo transitivo to blow, cock up: ¡ya volvió a pifiarla!, he messed up again
'pifia' also found in these entries:
English:
cock-up

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pifia nf

1. Fam [error] blunder;

hacer una pifia to make a blunder

2. [en billar] miscue

3. Andes, Arg Fam [abucheo] booing and hissing

4. Andes, Arg Fam [burla] joke

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pifia

f

1 fam (error) booboo fam

2 Chi, Pe, Rpl

defect

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pifia nf, fam : goof, blunder