Metedura de pata (en. Gaffe)

Translation into Spanish

In the book, Lott spoke out on the remark he made at the Strom Thurmond birthday party, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and about his feelings of betrayal toward the Tennessee senator, claiming If Frist had not announced exactly when he did, as the fire was about to burn out, I would still be majority leader of the Senate today.

In the book, Lott spoke out on the infamous Strom Thurmond birthday party gaffe, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and about his feelings of betrayal toward the Tennessee senator, claiming If Frist had not announced exactly when he did, as the fire was about to burn out, I would still be majority leader of the Senate today.

His daughter told him about your recent pledge gaffe at her school.

Su hija le contó acerca de su reciente metedura de pata en su escuela.

But instead, you tell me your man's pride can't stand the gaffe.

Pero, en cambio, me dices que tu orgullo masculino no puede soportar una metedura de pata.

It was indeed a social gaffe to show such ignorance on the judgement of Paris.

Desde luego, era un patinazo social mostrar tanta ignorancia sobre el juicio de Paris.

Now, unfortunately, the iceboat from Boston hadn't come, and snide remarks were passed about what a social gaffe it was for a frenchman to offer warm champagne.

Bueno, por desgracia, el barco con hielo de Boston no había llegado, y se deslizaron comentarios sarcásticos acerca de qué metedura de pata social era para un francés servir champán caliente.

All McCain wants is to bury the anti-nuclear story and the Colonel's gaffe.

Todo lo que quiere McCain es enterrar la historia anti nuclear y la metedura de pata del Coronel.

Some 150,000 copies of the paper had already been published with the erroneous headline before the gaffe was corrected.

Unos 150.000 ejemplares del periódico ya se habían publicado con el título errónea antes de la corrección.

Synonyms

blunder
error
mistake
faux pas
misstep