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1 whack
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1. verb(to strike smartly, making a loud sound: His father whacked him for misbehaving.) pegar, zurrar
2. noun(a blow: His father gave him a whack across the ear.) golpe, porrazotr[wæk]1 (blow) golpe nombre masculino, porrazo■ I'll have a whack at it lo intentaré, probaré suerte1 (hit hard - gen) pegar, zurrar; (- ball) golpear fuertewhack ['hwæk] vt: golpear (fuertemente), aporrearwhack n1) : golpe m fuerte, porrazo m2) attempt: intento m, tentativa fv.• dar un buen golpe a v.• golpear ruidosamente v.• pegar v.n.• golpe ruidoso s.m.• trastazo s.m.• zarpazo s.m.
I hwæk, wæk
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transitive verb golpear, aporrear; \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a[wæk]1. N1) (=blow) golpe m fuerte, porrazo mto give sb a whack — dar un golpe fuerte or un porrazo a algn
2) * (=attempt)to have a whack at sth — intentar algo, probar algo
let's have a whack (at it) — probemos, intentemos
3) * (=share) parte f, porción f4) *the car does 200kph top whack — a toda máquina, el coche alcanza una velocidad de 200km/h
5)out of whack — (US) * fastidiado
2.EXCLwhack! — ¡zas!
3. VT1) (=beat) golpear, aporrear; (=defeat) dar una paliza a *2) (fig)* * *
I [hwæk, wæk]
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transitive verb golpear, aporrear; \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a
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