fam (bofetada)

dar de bofetadas a algn — to hit o punch o slap sb

darse de bofetadas — [personas] to come to blows; [colores] to clash

le di or pegué una bofetada — I slapped him (in the face)

le di or pegué una bofetada — I slapped him (in the face)

Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.

agarrar una torta — to get plastered *

ni torta — (Esp fam) not a thing

darle una torta a alguien — to hit o wallop somebody (colloq)

pegarse una torta — to bang one's head (o arm etc)

ni torta — (Esp fam) not a thing

darle una torta a alguien — to hit o wallop somebody (colloq)

pegarse una torta — to bang one's head (o arm etc)

Ex: Music from 1907 was played and a cake was shared with the public.

Ex: Suddenly there was a loud ' whack- whack- whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.

galleta de soda — And cracker

galleta del tráfico — Ven * (=atasco) traffic jam; (=burla) practical joke

le dieron una buena galleta — they gave him a good ticking-off *

échale galleta! — put your back into it! (colloq)

échale galleta! — put your back into it! (colloq)

Ex: The article 'Fruit not biscuits' looks at the nature of freelance work in the field of publishing and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of working from home.

Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.

leche frita — dessert made of milk thickened with flour, coated with egg and fried

leche sin desnatar — Esp whole milk

darse una leche — to come a cropper *

se ha dado una leche con la moto — he came a cropper on his motorbike *

¡te voy a dar una leche! — I'll thump you! *

se liaron a leches — they laid into each other *, they started swinging at each other *

cantando es la leche — (=bueno) when he sings he's a bloody marvel **; (=malo) when he sings he's bloody awful **

¡leche! — hell!, shit! ***

¡leches! — (=ni hablar) no way! *, get away!

• de la leche — ** bloody **

• ni leche o leches, no entiende ni leche — he doesn't understand a bloody thing **

• qué leche, ¿qué leche quieres? — what the hell do you want? **

¡qué coche ni qué leche! — car my foot! *

aquí hay mucha mala leche — there's a lot of bad blood o ill-feeling here

un tío con muy o mucha mala leche — a nasty piece of work *

estar de mala leche — to be in a shitty mood **

poner a algn de mala leche — to piss sb off ***

tener mala leche — to be a nasty piece of work *

tuvimos que rellenar informes, impresos y toda esa leche — we had to fill in reports, forms and all that jazz *

¡qué leche tienes! — you lucky o jammy * devil!

tiene una leche... — he's got a foul temper; ver tb malo I

no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)

estar con or de leche — to be lucky

tiene una leche... — he's got a foul temper; ver tb malo I

no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)

estar con or de leche — to be lucky

Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.

darle un sopapo a alguien — to slap o smack somebody

darle un sopapo a alguien — to slap o smack somebody

Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.

lo puedes pegar con celo — you can stick it on with Sellotape ®, you can sellotape it on

es un crimen pegar a los niños — it's a crime to hit o smack children

• me pegó un golpe — he hit me

• pegar un grito — to shout, cry out

• le han pegado un puntapié — they gave him a kick, they kicked him

• pegar un salto — to jump ( with fright {etc}4})

• pegar un susto a algn — to scare sb, give sb a fright

• le pegaron un tiro — they shot him

pegar una silla a una pared — to move o put a chair up against a wall

pegar en algo — (=dar) to hit sth; (=rozar) to touch sth

pegaba con un palo en la puerta — he was pounding on o hitting the door with a stick

ese sombrero no pega con el abrigo — that hat doesn't match o go with the coat

este vino pega (mucho) — this wine is really strong o goes to your head

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.