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patinazo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burnout noun A state of long-term physical and emotional exhaustion, often caused by chronic work stress.
  • skid noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
  • slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.

Senses

patinazo is used for these senses in English:

  • burnout (automotive) Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.
  • skid An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
  • slip A mistake or error.

burnout — full definition

  1. noun A state of long-term physical and emotional exhaustion, often caused by chronic work stress.
  2. noun The act of spinning a stationary vehicle's wheels until they smoke.

skid — full definition

  1. noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
  2. verb To slide sideways or out of control, typically due to loss of traction.

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