slap

slap  (slp)

n.

1.

a. A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.

b. The sound of such a blow.

2. A sharp insult: a slap to one's pride.

v. slapped, slap·ping, slaps

v.tr.

1. To strike with a flat object, such as the palm of the hand.

2. To cause to strike sharply and loudly: "He took a clipping from his wallet and slapped it on the bar" (Nathanael West).

3. To put or place quickly or carelessly: slapped butter on a bagel.

4. To criticize or insult sharply.

5. To subject to a legal obligation, such as a fine or court order: slapped him with a speeding ticket; slapped her with a lawsuit.

v.intr.

To strike or beat with the force and sound of a slap: waves slapping against the raft.

adv. Informal

Directly and with force.

Phrasal Verb:

slap down

1. To restrain or correct by means of a sharp blow or emphatic censure: "thought [he] was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down" (New York Times).

2. To put a sudden end to; suppress: slap down divisive criticism.

Idiom:

slap on the wrist

A nominal or token punishment.

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[Middle English slappe.]

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slapper n.

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slap

Noun

1. a sharp blow or smack with something flat, such as the open hand

2. the sound made by or as if by such a blow

3. slap and tickle Brit old-fashioned informal sexual play

4. a slap in the face an unexpected rejection or insult

5. a slap on the back congratulations

Verb

[slapping, slapped]

1. to strike sharply with something flat, such as the open hand

2. to bring (something) down forcefully: he slapped down a fiver

3. (usually foll. by against)to strike (something) with a slapping sound

4. Informal to cover with quickly or carelessly: she slapped on some make-up

5. slap on the back to congratulate

Adverb

Informal

1. exactly: slap in the middle

2. slap into forcibly or abruptly into: he ran slap into the guard [Low German slapp]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slap - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) smack blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	2.	slap - the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand smacking, smack spank - a slap with the flat of the hand blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	slap - hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" cuff, whomp - hit with the hand
Adv.	1.	slap - directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" bang, smack, bolt, slapdash colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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slap

verb 1. smack, hit, strike, beat, bang, clap, clout (informal) cuff, whack, swipe, spank, clobber (slang) wallop (informal) lay one on (slang)

verb 2. (Informal), chiefly Brit. plaster, apply, spread, daub

noun 3. smack, blow, whack, wallop (informal) bang, clout (informal) cuff, swipe, spank a slap in the face insult, humiliation, snub, affront, blow, rejection, put-down, rebuke, rebuff, repulse

Translations

slap [slæp] n → palmada;

(in face) → bofetada

vt → dar una palmada/bofetada a

adv (= directly) → de lleno

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slap [slæp] n → claque f, gifle f;

(on the back) → tape f

vt → donner une claque or une gifle (or une tape) à;

to slap on [+ paint] → appliquer rapidement adv (= directly) → tout droit, en plein

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slap [slæp] n → Schlag m, Klaps m

vt → schlagen

adv (inf) (directly) → direkt;

to slap sth on sth → etw auf etw acc klatschen;

it fell slap(-bang) in the middle → es fiel genau in die Mitte

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slap [slæp] n → manata, pacca;

(on face) → schiaffo

vt → dare una manata a; schiaffeggiare

adv (= directly) → in pieno;

it fell slap in the middle → cadde proprio nel mezzo

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slap

n slap [slӕp]

a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat The child got a slap from his mother for being rude. klap صَفْعَه плесница plácnutí, pohlavek smæk der Klaps χαστούκι palmada, cachete, bofetada, bofetón laks سيلي läimäys gifle סְטִירָה थप्पड़, तमांचा pljuska, udarac dlanom ploštimice pofon tamparan löðrungur schiaffo 平手打ち 손바닥으로 치기, 찰싹 치기 pliaukštelėjimas pļauka tampar klap klask, smekk, slag klaps, policzek bofetada palmă шлепок; пощёчина plesnutie, zaucho klofuta šamar smäll, slag, örfil การตบ tokat, şamar 掌擊，拍打 ляпанець تھپڑ cái tát, cái vỗ, cái đập 掌击，拍打

v – past tense, past participle slapped –

to give a slap to He slapped my face. klap يَصْفَع зашлевявам plesknout give en lussing ohrfeigen χαστουκίζω abofetear, dar una bofetada a laksu andma, lööma سيلي زدن läimäyttää gifler לִסטוֹר थप्पड़ मारना pljusnuti, pljeskati pofon üt menampar löðrunga schiaffeggiare, dare uno schiaffo 平手打ちする (손바닥으로) ...을 찰싹 치다 pliaukštelėti/užvožti į iecirst pļauku; iepļaukāt menampar slaan daske, klaske, slå med håndflaten uderzyć, klepnąć esbofetear a pălmui шлёпать; дать пощёчину plesnúť udariti ošamariti smälla (slå) till ตบ tokat atmak 摑 ляпати, ляскати تھپڑ مارنا tát, vỗ, đập 掴

adj slapˈdash

careless and hurried He does everything in such a slapdash manner. vinnig, argeloos بِتَهاوُن وعَدَم إكْتِراث небрежен lajdácký sjusket Hals über Kopf πρόχειρος, βιαστικός, απρόσεκτος descuidado tormakas بي دقت huolimaton négligent פְּזִיזוּת लापरवाही भरा žestoko, naglo összevissza sembrono fljótfærnislegur trasandato; frettoloso 向こう見ずな 되는 대로의, 날림의 daromas priešokiais/kaip pakliūva paviršs; sasteigts gopoh-gapah nonchalant hastverks-, slurvet niedbały desleixado neglijent неряшливый, поспешный ledabolý, nedbanlivý površen površan hafsig, vårdslös ลวก ๆ alelacele, uyduruk 鹵莽的 абиякий; недбайливий غیر محتاط اور جلدباز ẩu, cẩu thả 卤莽的

adj slap-ˈhappy

cheerfully careless; carefree she cooks in a very slap-happy way. sorgvry مُرْتاح البال، بارْتِياح وَمَرَح безгрижен bezstarostný afslappet; ligeglad sorglos ανέμελος descuidado, despreocupado rutakalt, rabistades بي غم وغصه huoleton insouciant חֲסַר דְאָגָה खुशमिजाज, छोटी छोटी बातों को ध्यान नहीं रखने वाला nagao, nepažljiv gondtalan gembira kærulaus incurante; strambo いいかげんな 명랑하고 무책임한, 태평한 nerūpestingas bezbēdīgs gembira lukraak avslappet beztroski descuidado nepă­sător беспечный, бесшабашный bezstarostný razposajen nemaran sprallig, uppsluppen ที่ไร้กังวล sorumsuz, umursamaz 不經心地 безтурботний لاپروا vui vẻ một cách vô trách nhiệm 不经心地

n slapstick

a kind of humour which depends for its effect on very simple practical jokes etc Throwing custard pies turns a play into slapstick; (also adjective ) slapstick comedy. praktiese humor هَزلِيّات تَعتَمِد على المقالِب фарс fraška; fraškovitý falde-på-halen-komedie; lagkage- der Klamauk φάρσα bufonada, payasada jämekoomika, jämekoomiline كمدي مسخره بازي slapstick-huumori (de) grosse farce קוֹמדיָה מְטוֹרֶפֶת हंसी मजाक lakrdija, farsa vígjáték (sok helyzetkomikummal) banyolan kasar ærslaleikur/-húmor farsa; grossolano どたばた喜劇 엎치락 뒤치락하는[] 희극 balaganas, farsas balagāns; farss gurauan kasar gooi{#169}en{#169}smijttoneel bløtkakekomedie humor sytuacyjny palhaçada comedie ief­tină фарс, балаган fraška; fraškovitý burleska; burkast lakrdija buskis, filmfars, slapstick; farsartad เรื่องขบขันชนิดหนึ่ง şaklabanlığa dayanan komedi 滑稽劇 грубий, дешевий фарс عملی لطیفوں پر مبنی مزاق یا ڈراما trò vui nhộn 滑稽剧