paliza

f.

1 beating (golpes, derrota).

2 hard grind (esfuerzo).

3 drag (informal) (rollo).

dar la paliza (a alguien) to go on and on (to somebody)

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paliza

► nombre femenino

1 beating, thrashing

2 familiar (derrota) thrashing

3 familiar (pesadez) pain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar una paliza a alguien / pegar una paliza a alguien to beat somebody up

dar la paliza familiar to be a pain

darse la paliza familiar to slog one's guts out

ser un paliza / ser un palizas familiar to be a pain, be a pain in the neck

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noun f.

beating

- dar una paliza

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1. SF

1) (=tunda) beating, thrashing

dar o propinar una paliza a algn — to give sb a beating, beat sb up *

los críticos le dieron una paliza a la novela — the critics panned o slated the novel *

2) * (=pesadez) bore

el viaje fue una paliza — the journey was a real bore o drag *

dar la paliza — to be a pain

- darse la paliza

3) * (Dep etc) drubbing, thrashing

el Betis le dio una paliza al Barcelona — Betis gave Barcelona a real thrashing, Betis thrashed Barcelona

2.

SMF INV * (=pesado) bore, pain *

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femenino

1)

a) (zurra) hiding, beating

su padre le dio una buena paliza — his father gave him a good hiding

los matones le pegaron una paliza — the thugs beat him up

b) (fam) (derrota) thrashing (colloq)

al Danubio le dieron una paliza en casa — Danubio were hammered o thrashed at home (colloq)

2) (fam)

a) (esfuerzo)

fue una paliza de viaje — the journey was a real killer

qué paliza tener que ir hasta allá! — what a trek having to go all the way over there! (colloq)

darse la paliza — (fam) (trabajando, estudiando) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

b) (aburrimiento) drag (colloq)

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= whitewash, whipping, spanking, beating.

Ex. He got a whitewash for that.

Ex. One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.

Ex. A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.

Ex. He pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in the beating of a suspected informant.

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* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* recibir una paliza = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

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femenino

1)

a) (zurra) hiding, beating

su padre le dio una buena paliza — his father gave him a good hiding

los matones le pegaron una paliza — the thugs beat him up

b) (fam) (derrota) thrashing (colloq)

al Danubio le dieron una paliza en casa — Danubio were hammered o thrashed at home (colloq)

2) (fam)

a) (esfuerzo)

fue una paliza de viaje — the journey was a real killer

qué paliza tener que ir hasta allá! — what a trek having to go all the way over there! (colloq)

darse la paliza — (fam) (trabajando, estudiando) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

b) (aburrimiento) drag (colloq)

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= whitewash, whipping, spanking, beating.

Ex: He got a whitewash for that.

Ex: One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.

Ex: A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.

Ex: He pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in the beating of a suspected informant.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* recibir una paliza = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

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paliza

feminine

A

1 (zurra) hiding, beating

como se entere te va a dar or pegar una paliza if he finds out he'll clobber you o thrash you o give you a hiding

le robaron la cartera y le dieron una paliza they stole his wallet and beat him up o (AmE) beat up on him

2 (fam) (derrota) thrashing (colloq)

al Danubio le dieron una paliza en casa Danubio were hammered o thrashed o given a thrashing at home (colloq)

B (fam)

1

(esfuerzo agotador): fue una paliza de viaje the journey was a real killer

¡menuda paliza tener que ir hasta allá! what a trek to have to go all the way over there! (colloq)

2 (pesadez, aburrimiento) drag (colloq)

darle la paliza a algn (fam); to bug sb (colloq), to hassle sb (colloq)

darse la paliza (fam) (trabajando, estudiando) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq);

«pareja» to be all over each other (colloq)

C

paliza masculine and feminine (Esp fam) (pesado) tb palizas pain in the neck (colloq)

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paliza sustantivo femenino
1

a) (zurra) hiding, beating;

◊ su padre le dio una buena paliza his father gave him a good hiding;

los matones le pegaron una paliza the thugs beat him up

b) (fam) (derrota) thrashing (colloq)

2 (fam)

a) (esfuerzo):

◊ fue una paliza de viaje the journey was a real killer;

darse la paliza (fam) (trabajando, estudiando) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

b) (aburrimiento) drag (colloq)

paliza
I sustantivo femenino
1 (tunda, somanta) beating: aquellos bárbaros le dieron una paliza, those thugs beat him up
2 (derrota) beating: ¡menuda paliza le dio ayer el Elche al Betis!, Betis got a real thrashing by Elche the other day
3 (esfuerzo físico o mental) slog: nos dimos una paliza limpiando la librería, that was a real chore having to clean the book case
me he dado una paliza que no me tengo, I've really pushed myself to the limits
4 (tostón, rollo) drag, pain: no me des la paliza, stop being such a pain in the neck!
II mf fam bore, pain (in the neck), pest: ¡qué paliza(s) era el camarero!, that waiter was a real pain
'paliza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
leña
- soberana
- soberano
- solfeo
- tundir
- tute
- pegar
English:
battering
- beat
- beat up
- beating
- do over
- good
- hammer
- hammering
- hiding
- rough up
- thrash
- thrashing
- whipping
- whitewash
- belt
- pummel
- wallop
- whip

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paliza

♦ nf

1. [golpes] beating;

le dieron una paliza they beat him up

2. [derrota] thrashing;

¡menuda paliza recibió el equipo! the team got completely thrashed!

3. Fam [esfuerzo] hard grind;

el viaje hasta la capital es una auténtica paliza the journey to the capital is a real killer;

nos dimos una paliza tremenda para acabar a tiempo we slogged our guts out to finish in time

4. Fam [rollo] drag;

Comp

dar la paliza (a alguien) to go on (at sb);

lleva semanas dándome la paliza con que tenemos que ir a esquiar he's being going on at me o pestering me for weeks saying we've got to go skiing

♦ nmf inv

Esp Fam

ser un paliza(s) to be a pain in the neck

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paliza

I f

1 (azotaina) beating

2 (derrota) thrashing fam , drubbing fam

3 fam (pesadez) drag fam ;

dar la paliza a alguien fam pester s.o. fam

II m/f fam

drag

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paliza nf

: beating, pummeling

darle una paliza a: to beat, to thrash

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paliza n

1. (zurra) beating / thrashing

el equipo local les dio una paliza the local team thrashed them

2. (trabajo cansado) pain

limpiar la cocina es una paliza cleaning the kitchen is a pain

3. (persona pesada) pain / bore

¡vaya paliza de tío! what a bore that guy is!

dar la paliza a alguien to be a pain

¡no me des la paliza! don't be such a pain!

dar una paliza a alguien to beat somebody up

darse una paliza to work really hard