- porrazo
- m.blow (blow).* * *porrazo► nombre masculino1 (con bastón) blow; (al caer) bump, knock\FRASEOLOGÍAdarle/pegarle un porrazo a alguien to hit somebodydarse/pegarse un porrazo (caerse) to fall over 2 (tener un accidente) to have a crashdarse/pegarse un porrazo contra algo to crash into somethingde golpe y porrazo all of a sudden* * *noun m.bash, blow* * *SM1) (=golpe) thump, blow; (=caída) bump
le di un porrazo con la silla — I whacked him with the chair
me di un porrazo contra la puerta — I banged myself on the door
2)* * *masculino (fam)a) (con porra, palo etc)le dio un porrazo — he whacked him with his stick (o truncheon etc) (colloq)
b) (accidente)se pegó un buen porrazo — he banged his head (o arm etc)
me pegué un porrazo contra un árbol — I went smack into a tree (colloq)
de porrazo — (Per fam) in one go (colloq)
* * *= knocking, wallop, whack.Ex. It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.Ex. Winter weather arrives with a wallop.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 porrazo = come + a cropper.* * *masculino (fam)a) (con porra, palo etc)le dio un porrazo — he whacked him with his stick (o truncheon etc) (colloq)
b) (accidente)se pegó un buen porrazo — he banged his head (o arm etc)
me pegué un porrazo contra un árbol — I went smack into a tree (colloq)
de porrazo — (Per fam) in one go (colloq)
* * *= knocking, wallop, whack.Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.
Ex: Winter weather arrives with a wallop.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 porrazo = come + a cropper.* * *porrazomasculine(fam)1(con una porra): el policía le dio un porrazo the policeman whacked o clobbered him with his stick ( o billy club etc) (colloq)2(golpe, choque accidental): se pegó un buen porrazo he banged his head ( o arm etc)se pegaron un porrazo contra un árbol they smashed o crashed straight into a tree, they crashed slap-bang into o they went smack into a tree (colloq)de porrazo (Per fam); in one go (colloq)* * *
porrazo sustantivo masculino thump
'porrazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
golpe
English:
whack
* * *porrazo nm1. [golpe con la porra]un policía lo dejó inconsciente de un porrazo en la cabeza a policeman knocked him unconscious with a blow from his Br truncheon o US nightstick;la policía se abrió paso a porrazos the policeman beat his way through the crowd with his Br truncheon o US nightstick2. Fam [choque, caída] bump;me di un porrazo tremendo contra la puerta I whacked myself on the door;se dio un porrazo con la moto he had a smash-up on his bike* * *porrazom:darle un porrazo a alguien fam hit s.o.;darse opegarse un porrazo crash (contra into)* * *porrazo nm1) : blow, whack2)de golpe y porrazo : suddenly* * *porrazo ndarte un porrazo to hurt yourselfse cayó y se dio un porrazo she fell over and hurt herself
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.