latigazo
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el latigazo(
lah
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tee
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gah
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (strike)
El caballo se puso bravo con los latigazos que recibió de su amo.The horse became furious with the lashes his owner gave him.
2. (sound)
a. crack of the whip
Los latigazos resonaban en el interior de la carpa del circo.The cracks of the whip rang out from inside the big top.
3. (pang)
a. shooting pain
Me dio un latigazo en el pecho al estirar los brazos.I got a shooting pain in my chest when I stretched my arms up.
b. stabbing pain
Como el nervio está afectado, me dan latigazos en la pierna.Because the nerve is affected, I feel a stabbing pain in my leg.
c. sharp pain
Al darle a la pelota, Adrián sintió un latigazo en el tendón de Aquiles.As soon as he kicked the ball, Adrian felt a sharp pain in his Achilles tendon.
4. (colloquial) (drink) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. swig
Necesito un latigazo de whisky para calmar los nervios.I need a swig of whisky to calm my nerves.
a. tongue-lashing
Los latigazos con que Mario reprende a su hijo son excesivos.The tongue-lashings Mario gives his son are over the top.
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