novatada

f.

1 practical joke (broma).

2 beginner's mistake.

pagar la novatada (on newcomer) to learn the hard way

3 beginner's blunder, new guy's blunder.

4 practical joke played on a new student, hazing.

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novatada

► nombre femenino

1 (broma) practical joke (played on a new student, recruit, etc)

2 (fallo) beginner's mistake

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pagar la novatada to learn the hard way

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SF

1) (=burla) rag, ragging, hazing (EEUU)

2) (=error) beginner's mistake, elementary blunder

- pagar la novatada

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femenino

a) (broma) practical joke (played on a new student/recruit)

hacerle una novatada a alguien — to haze somebody (AmE), to rag somebody (BrE colloq)

b) (error) new boy's/girl's/guy's blunder

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femenino

a) (broma) practical joke (played on a new student/recruit)

hacerle una novatada a alguien — to haze somebody (AmE), to rag somebody (BrE colloq)

b) (error) new boy's/girl's/guy's blunder

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novatada

feminine

1 (broma) practical joke (played on a new student/recruit)

hacerle una novatada a algn to haze sb (AmE), to rag sb (BrE colloq)

2 (error) new boy's/girl's/guy's blunder

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novatada sustantivo femenino
1 (broma) rough joke, rag, hazing: las novatadas no tienen ninguna gracia, there's nothing funny about hazing
2 (error) blunder: ha sido una novatada típica de un principiante, it was a typical beginner's mistake

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novatada nf

1. [broma] practical joke [on newcomer];

las novatadas Br ragging, US hazing;

gastar una novatada a alguien Br to rag sb, US to haze sb

2. [error] beginner's mistake;

Comp

pagar la novatada to learn the hard way;

pagué la novatada de irme de vacaciones durante la estación de los huracanes I learned the hard way that you shouldn't go on holiday during the hurricane season

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novatada

f practical joke

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novatada n (broma) practical joke