golpe
golpe
masculine noun
1. blow (impacto); knock (en puerta); bump, collision (entre coches)
- me di un golpe en la rodilla -> I banged my knee
- tengo un golpe en el brazo -> I've banged my arm
- el coche tiene un golpe en la puerta -> the car door has a dent in it
- moler a alguien a golpes -> to beat somebody up
- un golpe bajo (sport) -> a blow below the belt; a low blow (figurative)
- golpe de castigo -> penalty (kick) (en rugby)
- golpe franco -> free kick
2. blow (disgusto)
3. raid, job (atraco), heist (United States)
- dar un golpe -> to do a job
4. (politics)
- golpe (de Estado) -> coup (d'état)
5. witticism (ocurrencia)
6. shot (en tenis, golf)
7. (expresiones)
- errar o fallar el golpe -> to miss the mark
- dar el golpe (informal) -> to cause a sensation, to be a hit
- no dar o pegar golpe -> not to lift a finger, not to do a stroke of work
- de golpe -> suddenly
- de golpe y porrazo (informal) -> without warning, just like that
- de un golpe -> at or in one fell swoop, all at once
- golpe de gracia -> coup de grâce
- golpe de suerte -> stroke of luck
- golpe de vista -> glance
- al primer golpe de vista -> at a glance
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golpe [gol’-pay]
noun
1. Blow (impacto), stroke, hit; knock, dash; wound, hurt. (m)
2. Action, push, act. (m)
3. Crowd, throng of people, abundance (multitud). (m)
4. An unfortunate accident, 5. (m)
5. V. (m)
6. A pocket flap (abrigo). (m)
7. Movements of attack in fencing. (m)
8. Admiration, surprise (sorpresa). (m)
9. Opportunity concluding in some business. (m)
10. With gardeners, a hole for planting; also the depth, of a foot or more, to which a thing is plumed. (m)
11. Any point which does not follow rigorously the direction of a given line. (Nautical) (m)
12. The action of striking a string, key, etc. Golpe de música, band of music. (Music) (m)
- Golpe de remo -> stroke in rowing
- Golpe de fortuna -> A fortunate event, a jump
- El golpe del reloj -> the tick of the watch, or clock
- De golpe -> plump, all at once
- De un golpe -> once, all at once
- Golpe de Estado -> a stroke of policy, Darse golpes de pecho, to beat one’s breast
- Golpe aplastante -> crushing blow
- Dar golpes en la puerta -> to thump the door
- No dar golpe -> not to do a stroke
- Preparaba su primer golpe -> he was planning his first job
- Golpe de viento -> gust of wind
- Cerrar una puerta de golpe -> to slam a door
Spring bolt of a lock. LATIDO.
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