Error grave que uno comete; informal.
A bad mistake; informal.
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El retraso fue una metedura de pata mía. — The delay was my screw-up.
Una metedura de pata no te costará el puesto. — One screw-up won't cost you the job.
¿Quién le va a explicar esta metedura de pata al cliente? — Who is going to explain this screw-up to the client?
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