metedura de pata — meaning in English
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English meaning
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blunder
noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
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gaffe
noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
Senses
metedura de pata is used for these senses in English:
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blunder
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
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faux pas
An embarrassing or tactless blunder.
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gaffe
A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
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slip-up
(idiomatic) A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.
blunder — full definition
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noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
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verb To make a careless, serious mistake.
