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/Sounds like 'pah-tah-DOO-rah'/

A clumsy person who trips over their own feet and can't coordinate their body to save their life. Patadura is physical clumsiness at its most relentless — the person who breaks things, bumps into walls, and steps on your feet constantly.

Example

"Ese patadura me tiró el café encima en el trabajo."

"No seas patadura, ya es la tercera vez que te caes. → That clumsy oaf spilled coffee on me at work."

"Stop being so clumsy, that's already the third time you've fallen."

Regional synonyms:

Ignorar a alguien por completo, no hacerle el más mínimo caso como si no existiera. 'Olímpicamente' intensifica la acción: fue una ignorada de medalla de oro.