vapulear

v.

1 to beat, to thrash.

2 to slate.

vapulear los derechos de alguien to trample on somebody's rights

3 to maul, to batter.

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vapulear

► verbo transitivo

1 (azotar) to beat, thrash

2 figurado (criticar) to criticize, slate

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VT

1) [+ alfombra, persona] to beat; (=azotar) to beat up *, thrash; (con látigo) flog

2) (=regañar) to slate *

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verbo transitivo to beat, give ... a beating

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= clobber, lick, trounce.

Ex. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.

Ex. They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.

Ex. Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.

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verbo transitivo to beat, give ... a beating

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= clobber, lick, trounce.

Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.

Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.

Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.

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vapulear [A1 ]

vt

to beat, give … a beating

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vapulear verbo transitivo
1 (golpear) to beat
2 fam (criticar con dureza) to slate, pan

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vapulear vt

1. [golpear] to beat, to thrash;

[zarandear] to shake about;

vapulear los derechos de alguien to trample on sb's rights

2. [criticar] to criticize, esp Br to slate;

la crítica vapuleó la obra the critics slated the work

3. Fam [vencer] to thrash, to give a hiding to

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vapulear

v/t

1 beat up

2 (reprender duramente) tear a strip off

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vapulear vt

: to beat, to thrash