slapping in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for slapping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slap <pres part slapping; pt, pp slapped> [Am slæp, Brit slap] VB trans

1.1. slap (hit):

to slap sb (on face)

pegarle or darle una bofetada a alguien

to slap sb (on face)

pegarle or darle una cachetada a alguien LatAm

to slap sb (on face)

abofetear a alguien

to slap sb (on face)

cachetear a alguien LatAm

to slap sb (on arm, leg)

pegarle or darle una palmada a alguien

to slap sb on the back

darle una palmada or una palmadita a alguien en la espalda

1.2. slap ball:

slap

darle a

2.1. slap (put with force):

slap

tirar

she slapped the contract down on the desk

tiró el contrato en el escritorio

she slapped the contract down on the desk

plantó el contrato en el escritorio inf

2.2. slap (put, apply carelessly):

she slapped the food onto my plate

me tiró la comida en el plato

he slapped some paint on it

le dio una mano de pintura rápidamente

slap on lots of butter

échale or ponle bastante mantequilla

she slapped cream all over her face

se embadurnó la cara de crema

2.3. slap (impose) inf:

to slap sth on sb/sth they slapped another 5% on the price

le encajaron un 5% de aumento al precio inf

they slapped on a massive surcharge

hicieron un recargo brutal inf

to slap sb with sth Am we've been slapped with a large fine

nos han encajado or metido un multazo inf

II.slap <pres part slapping; pt, pp slapped> [Am slæp, Brit slap] VB intr

slap

golpear

III.slap [Am slæp, Brit slap] N

slap (on face)

bofetada f

slap (on face)

cachetada f LatAm

slap (on back, leg)

palmada f

to give sb a slap

darle una bofetada a alguien

to give sb a slap

darle una cachetada a alguien LatAm

to get a slap

llevarse una bofetada

to get a slap

llevarse una cachetada LatAm

he gave me a slap on the back

me dio una palmada or una palmadita en la espalda

a slap in the face (rebuff, insult)

una bofetada

a slap on the wrist

un tirón de orejas inf

a slap on the wrist

un palmetazo

IV.slap [Am slæp, Brit slap] ADV inf

the ball struck him slap in the face

la pelota le dio en plena cara or de lleno en la cara

she walked slap into the tree

se dio de narices contra el árbol

I arrived slap in the middle of the meeting

llegué justo en plena reunión

slap-up [Am ˈslæp ˌəp, Brit] ADJ Brit inf

a slap-up meal

una comilona inf

a slap-up meal

un banquetazo inf

slap-bang [ˈslapbaŋ] ADV inf

1. slap-bang (directly):

slap-bang

justo

it's slap-bang in the center of town

está justo en el centro or en pleno centro de la ciudad

it's slap-bang in the center of town

está en el mero centro de la ciudad Mex

2. slap-bang (violently):

the truck crashed slap-bang through the wall

el camión se llevó el muro por delante ¡paf! inf

he went slap-bang into the door

se dio de narices contra la puerta ¡paf! inf

slap down VB [Am slæp -, Brit slap -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) inf

slap down

bajarle los humos a inf

Translations for slapping in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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toletazo (palmazo)

slap

se entraron a toletazos

they started punching (o slapping etc.) each other

bofetón

slap

guantazo

slap

charchazo

slap

guantada

slap

te voy a dar una guantada

I'll slap you

acachetear

to slap

slapping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slapping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slap [slæp] -pp- N

slap

palmada f

a slap in the face

una bofetada

a slap in the face

una biaba Arg, Urug

a slap in the face

un bife Arg, Urug

a slap in the face fig

un insulto

the slap of the waves

el rugir de las olas

Phrases:

slap and tickle Brit inf

achuchones m pl

II.slap [slæp] -pp- VB trans

1. slap (hit):

slap

dar una palmada

slap

guantear LatAm

2. slap (put):

to slap the book onto the table

tirar el libro en la mesa

to slap paint onto the wall

pintar la pared rápidamente

III.slap [slæp] -pp- ADV inf

slap

directamente

slap

de lleno

to drive slap into sth

chocar de lleno contra algo

to leave slap in the middle of a meeting

marcharse justo en plena reunión

slap down VB trans

1. slap down (put down with slap):

slap down

tirar

2. slap down (silence rudely):

slap down

hacer callar

slap-up [ˈslæpʌp] ADJ Brit, Aus inf

a slap-up meal

una comilona

slap-bang [ˌslæpˈbæŋ] ADV Brit inf

slap-bang

de golpe y porrazo

slap VB

User Entry

slap (put carelessly or brusquely) trans

estampar

slap (put carelessly or brusquely) trans

plantar

Translations for slapping in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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manotón

slap

sopapo

slap

dar un sopapo a alguien

to slap sb

guantada

slap

dar una guantada a alguien

to slap sb

abofetear

to slap

bife

slap

slapping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a slap-up meal

una comilona

a slap in the face

una bofetada

a slap in the face

una biaba Arg, Urug

a slap in the face

un bife Arg, Urug

a slap in the face fig

un insulto

the slap of the waves

el rugir de las olas

slap and tickle Brit inf

achuchones m pl

to slap the book onto the table

tirar el libro en la mesa

to slap paint onto the wall

pintar la pared rápidamente

to drive slap into sth

chocar de lleno contra algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It takes great judicial latitude to compare slapping a woman's behind in a state of inebriation to shoving her in the course of an argument.

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She hesitantly does what he asks, lightly at first, but then starts slapping him hard as he requests.

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He becomes hostile and paranoid in his day-to-day environment (snapping at his friends, slapping a child in a park) and his mental state progressively deteriorates.

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Flea, who had centered his bass playing around the slapping technique, downplayed on this in favor of more traditional and melodic bass lines.

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Opportunistic vandalism of this nature may also be filmed, the mentality of which can be akin to happy slapping.

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While admitting slapping him occasionally as a child, she claimed it was "reasonable chastisement" and denied hitting him with a clothes brush.

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The participants may simply pretend to high five, or add an imitation sound of hand slapping.

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Ty's most recent work displays a pared-down style without scrimping on his virtuosity as a musician, slapping punch-drunk synths on snap-music-inspired rhythms as his vibrato emphasizes his lascivious, funny lyrics.

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In his drunken state he reacted violently, slapping her and pushing her to the ground, which made her angry with him.

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Although he superficially suggests that the members feed off persistent back-slapping joviality, there are signs of something else simmering that he won't openly address.

www.telegraph.co.uk