el bache

pothole, rough patch, slump

ˈb a t͡ʃ e
noun · masculine Rare #52,891
pothole Usually a hole in a road.
SP: Hay un bache en esta calle.
EN: There’s a pothole on this street.
rough patch, slump Figurative: a difficult or unsuccessful period.
SP: Nuestro equipo está pasando por un bache.
EN: Our team is going through a rough patch.
Declension of bache
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¡Un bache!

A pothole!

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Cuidado, a la derecha hay un bache.

Careful, there's a pothole on the right.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Tom cree que estamos en alguna clase de bache.

Tom thinks we're going through some kind of rough patch.

Cayó en un bache y pinchó una rueda.

He hit a pothole and got a flat tire.

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