Unas patazas

[vita32]

I tried to use the tomisimo dictionary and also google but both cannot give the meaning in English. So I wonder if anyone here knows the meaning of this word "patazas" in English.

Gracias

[JPablo]

The word is "pata" (leg) with the suffix "-azo, -a", so in English would be something like "big legs" or "big paws" or "big feet" probably with a bit of a derogatory connotation.

Moliner gives,
-azo, -a
1 Sufijo con que se forman nombres de acción violenta o de golpe: ‘arañazo, porrazo, portazo, cañazo’.
2 Forma también aumentativos: ‘perrazo’. A veces, estos aumentativos son despectivos: ‘cazurrazo, cochinazo’. Otras, son despectivos o aumentativos afectuosos: ‘buenazo, picaronazo, madraza, padrazo’. En Hispam. se usa mucho aplicado a adjetivos con un matiz ponderativo: ‘valientazo’.

[vita32]

JPablo,
Gracias por tu explicación. Aqui esta el frase de usa la palabra "patazas":
"Tienen un espiritu delicado y unas patazas que no le caben en ningun sitio"

Corregid/corregir me por favor si hay errores.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by vita32

JPablo,
Gracias por tu explicación. Aquí está la frase que usa la palabra "patazas":
"Tienen un espíritu delicado y unas patazas que no le caben en ningún sitio"

Corregidme/corrígeme por favor si hay errores.

Correcciones arriba.
¿De qué trata lo que has escrito?

[vita32]

Yo no escribí la frase arriba. Encontré está en facebook.

[irmamar]

Parece que hable de un perro de raza grande (como mi perra de cachorrita, que le salían las patas por todas partes ).

[vita32]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Parece que hable de un perro de raza grande (como mi perra de cachorrita, que le salían las patas por todas partes ).

¿Debe ser una palabra idiomatica?

[irmamar]

No entiendo muy bien qué quieres decir con una palabra idiomática.

-azo/a es un aumentativo que a veces tiene sentido despectivo, pero en ocasiones resulta cariñoso:

Mi perra tenía unas patazas cuando era cachorrita que parecía que no supiera qué hacer con ellas (cariñoso).

¡Saca tus patazas del comedor, que acabo de fregar! (enfado).

Este electricista es un manazas. Vino a arreglar un enchufe y me dejó sin electricidad durante un día entero (enfadado y despectivo).

[JPablo]

Originally Posted by vita32

"Tienen un espiritu delicado y unas patazas que no le caben en ningun sitio"

If you have more context would be better, but seems to refer to someone like "a discriminating/discerning being [spirit]" or someone who is "refined" enough to be able to see differences, nuances... that type of idea... but then again, while (inside, as a soul or spirit) the guy is like that, then he has "big" legs, in a way that it is physically clumsy...

I would say that describe somebody like Don Quixote (inside) but like Sancho Panza on the "outside" (or rather like Pau Gasol... for the big legs!) (Jokingly).

That is my take... without any more context... (I may be way off too!)

[vita32]

Originally Posted by JPablo

If you have more context would be better, but seems to refer to someone like "a discriminating/discerning being [spirit]" or someone who is "refined" enough to be able to see differences, nuances... that type of idea... but then again, while (inside, as a soul or spirit) the guy is like that, then he has "big" legs, in a way that it is physically clumsy...

I would say that describe somebody like Don Quixote (inside) but like Sancho Panza on the "outside" (or rather like Pau Gasol... for the big legs!) (Jokingly).

That is my take... without any more context... (I may be way off too!)

Jpablo,

I think you are actually on the mark on this. In my sparse understanding of Spanish, I thought there was irony in the phrase, because it says at first of having a delicate spirit then contrasted with the "unas patazas". I'll try to find that site and write the whole context here if I can.

Have a good day!

[vita32]

Wow! Thanks Tomisimo for the congratulatory message with a baloon! I can't believe I have this many posts already and I've just joined less than a month ago!

[JPablo]

Okay, Vita32!
Enjoy yours too!

(This was my answer to your previous post!)

[irmamar]

Look what I've found. It's about Sagittarius. Then "patazas" means "big feet" here (a bit despective, since "patas" are used for animals).

[vita32]

Originally Posted by vita32

Jpablo,

I think you are actually on the mark on this. In my sparse understanding of Spanish, I thought there was irony in the phrase, because it says at first of having a delicate spirit then contrasted with the "unas patazas". I'll try to find that site and write the whole context here if I can.

Have a good day!

Originally Posted by irmamar

Look what I've found. It's about Sagittarius. Then "patazas" means "big feet" here (a bit despective, since "patas" are used for animals).

Muchas gracias, Irmamar, you saved me a lot of typing. I was about to type the paragraph when I saw your comment. Thanks a lot!

[JPablo]

Gracias... como yo, piscis, con ascendente en sagitario...

[irmamar]

You can copy and paste and you'll avoid typing so much.

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by JPablo

Gracias... como yo, piscis, con ascendente en sagitario...

¡Ah piscis! Los encantadores... ¡Qué peligro! Yo capricornio con ascendente cáncer. Tierra total.

Edit: Huy, dos mensajes seguidos...

[JPablo]

Pues eso... (no hacía tiempo ya 'ni na'... que no hablaba yo de astrología... aunque a mi padre le encantaba la astronomía, y mi hermana sabía hacer cartas astrales...)

Por cierto, ¿qué le dice un pez a otro?
-Nada.

[irmamar]

- ¿Y usted no nada nada?
- Es que no traje traje.

[JPablo]

Claro, no me saco el saco, porque no traje traje, así que no nado nada...

[vita32]

Originally Posted by vita32

Muchas gracias, Irmamar, you saved me a lot of typing. I was about to type the paragraph when I saw your comment. Thanks a lot!

Originally Posted by irmamar

- ¿Y usted no nada nada?
- Es que no traje traje.

Oh oh! Que horrible! Dos mensajes seguidos! Pero no veía ni a hablar nada
My lips are sealed.....zzzzzzzip

@irmamar,
si, necesito saber cómo utilizar de cortar y pegar como usted ha dicho.
(yes, I need to know how to use cut and paste, like you said)