tomas falsas
/tomas falsas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'bloopers' is translated into Spanish as tomas falsas.
The term refers to mistakes made by actors or presenters during the filming of a movie or television show. You can also use errores de grabación to refer to these instances.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase tomas falsas literally translates to 'false takes'.
Which one should you use?
You might use errores en la filmación (errors in filming) or desaciertos (mistakes or blunders). In casual settings, pifiadas or patinazos (slips or blunders) are often used.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is toma falsa.
How do you pronounce it?
/tomas falsas/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, particularly Argentina and Uruguay, you might hear the word pifiadas to describe a blooper, which originally comes from the sound of a missed note or a musical error.
- The word patinazo refers to a blooper by evoking the image of someone skating and suddenly slipping on ice.
- Unlike English, which uses the playful word 'blooper', the most common Spanish term tomas falsas is technical and descriptive, treating the mistake as a failed attempt rather than a funny error.
Examples in context
- ¡Vamos a ver las meteduras de pata del director!Let's watch the director's bloopers!
- Me encantan las tomas falsas de esta serie.I love the bloopers from this series.
- ¿Viste las tomas falsas de la película?Did you see the movie's bloopers?
- Las tomas falsas son muy divertidas.The bloopers are very funny.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are watching a DVD of their favorite movie.
- DanielLucía, mira que hay un video de tomas falsas.Lucía, look, there is a bloopers video.
- Lucía¡Qué divertido! Pongamos ese video ahora mismo.How funny! Let's put that video on right now.
- DanielEs increíble cómo se equivocan los actores.It is incredible how the actors make mistakes.
- LucíaSí, estas tomas falsas son lo mejor de la película.Yes, these bloopers are the best part of the movie.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
