slap
BrE /slæp/ AmE /slæp/
verb / noun en → es
past slapped pp slapped ing slapping
to hit someone's face with your open hand, usually as a punishment or to show anger
pegar un bofetón, dar una palmada
- slap somebody
Collocations slap someone's face · give a slap to someone
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She slapped him across the face.
Ella le dio un bofetón en la cara.
to cook a food, especially fish or meat, by putting it on the outside of something that is being heated
cocinar al vapor sobre el fuego
- slap something on/onto something
Collocations slap fish onto a hot stone · cook meat by slapping it on the grill
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They slapped the fish onto the heated stones.
Ella colocó el pescado sobre las piedras calientes.
to print something on a surface, especially by using a stamp or other tool to make an impression
estampar, imprimir
- slap something onto/into something
Collocations slap a stamp on the envelope · stamp an image into paper
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He slapped his signature onto the contract.
Él estampó su firma en el contrato.
a hit with an open hand, especially on someone's face
bofetón, palmada
Phrasal verbs
golpear a alguien, pegarle a alguien
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He was slapped around by the police.
Fue golpeado por la policía.
rechazar, negar
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The proposal was slapped down by the committee.
La propuesta fue rechazada por el comité.
poner algo, aplicar algo
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She slapped some cream onto her face.
Ella puso crema en su cara.
quitar algo de la mano de alguien, arrebatar algo a alguien
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He slapped the money out of her hand.
Él le arrebató el dinero de la mano.
hacer algo rápidamente, improvisar
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They slapped a quick meal together.
Prepararon una comida rápida.
Idioms
de cara, en la cara
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It was a slap in the face to see him there.
Fue una sorpresa verlo allí.
castigo leve, advertencia
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He got a slap on the wrist for his misconduct.
Recibió una advertencia por su mala conducta.
hacer algo rápidamente, improvisar
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We slapped a report together at the last minute.
Preparamos un informe apresuradamente al último momento.