tortazo

m.

1 slap (in the face).

dar o pegar un tortazo a alguien to slap somebody (in the face)

liarse a tortazos to come to blows

2 thump, wallop (golpe, accidente).

darse o pegarse un tortazo to give oneself a real thump o wallop; to have a crash (con el coche)

3 hard slap, swipe, smack, clout.

4 hard blow, blow.

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tortazo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (golpe) whack, thump

2 familiar (bofetada) slap, punch

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FRASEOLOGÍA

darse un tortazo / pegarse un tortazo familiar (accidente) to crash 2 (caerse) to come a cropper

■ se pegó un tortazo contra la valla he crashed into the fence

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masculino (fam) torta 4)

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= blow, swipe, slap in the face, slap, cuff, whack.

Ex. The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.

Ex. In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.

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

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.

Ex. He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.

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

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* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar un tortazo = give + a blow, deal + a blow, strike + a blow, cuff, slap.

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masculino (fam) torta 4)

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= blow, swipe, slap in the face, slap, cuff, whack.

Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.

Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.

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

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.

Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.

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

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar un tortazo = give + a blow, deal + a blow, strike + a blow, cuff, slap.

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tortazo

masculine

(fam)

torta f D. (↑ torta)

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tortazo sustantivo masculino (fam) See Also→ torta 3
tortazo m fam
1 (golpe fuerte) blow, thump
(accidente) crash, smash
2 (bofetada) slap: se liaron a tortazos, they came to blows
'tortazo' also found in these entries:
English:
clout

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tortazo nm

Fam

1. [bofetón] slap (in the face);

dar o [m5]pegar un tortazo a alguien to slap sb (in the face);

liarse a tortazos to come to blows

2. [accidental] [golpe] thump, wallop;

[en vehículo] smash-up;

darse o [m5]pegarse un tortazo to give oneself a thump;

[en vehículo] to have a smash;

se dieron un tortazo en la carretera de Guadalajara they had a smash-up on the road to Guadalajara

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tortazo

m fam

crash; (bofetada) punch

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tortazo nm, fam : blow, wallop

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tortazo n (bofetada) slap / smack

Se traduce igual que torta