slap

S2 W2

BrE /slæp/ AmE /slæp/

verb / noun en → es

past slapped pp slapped ing slapping

1 HIT [transitive] B1

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

  • She slapped him across the face.

    Ella le dio un bofetón en la cara.

2 COOK [transitive] B2

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

  • They slapped the fish onto the heated stones.

    Ella colocó el pescado sobre las piedras calientes.

3 PRINT [transitive] C1

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

  • He slapped his signature onto the contract.

    Él estampó su firma en el contrato.

4 NOUN [noun] B1

a hit with an open hand, especially on someone's face

bofetón, palmada

Phrasal verbs

slap somebody around HIT C1

golpear a alguien, pegarle a alguien

  • He was slapped around by the police.

    Fue golpeado por la policía.

slap something down DENY C1

rechazar, negar

  • The proposal was slapped down by the committee.

    La propuesta fue rechazada por el comité.

slap something on/onto something APPLY B2

poner algo, aplicar algo

  • She slapped some cream onto her face.

    Ella puso crema en su cara.

slap something out of somebody's hand TAKE C1

quitar algo de la mano de alguien, arrebatar algo a alguien

  • He slapped the money out of her hand.

    Él le arrebató el dinero de la mano.

slap something up HURRY C1

hacer algo rápidamente, improvisar

  • They slapped a quick meal together.

    Prepararon una comida rápida.

Idioms

slap in the face C1

de cara, en la cara

  • It was a slap in the face to see him there.

    Fue una sorpresa verlo allí.

slap on the wrist C1

castigo leve, advertencia

  • He got a slap on the wrist for his misconduct.

    Recibió una advertencia por su mala conducta.

slap together C1

hacer algo rápidamente, improvisar

  • We slapped a report together at the last minute.

    Preparamos un informe apresuradamente al último momento.