whipping

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whipping
[ˈwɪpɪŋ]
sustantivo
1azotes mpl
  • to give somebody a whipping -> azotar a alguien (punish)
  • whipping boy -> cabeza (sustantivo masculino) de turco
  • whipping cream -> nata (f) para montar (español de España), crema (f) para batir (Am)

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whipping [ui-pin]
sustantivo
1Acción de azotar, flagelación.
  • To give a whipping -> dar un latigazo, una mano de azotes
  • Whipping-post -> la columna o poste a que atan a los reos para azotarlos

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whipping [ˈwɪpɪŋ]
noun
1 (hiding) tunda; (informal) (f) azotaina; (informal) (f) (more serious) paliza; (informal) (f)
he deserves a whipping! most adulterers got off with a whipping and a fine there were two public whippings last year
you'll get a whipping if your dad finds out como tu padre se entere te van a dar una tunda azotaina;or
when we misbehaved, we got a whipping
to give sb a whipping dar una tunda azotaina a algn;or
2 (informal) (defeat) paliza; (informal) (f)
modifier
whipping boy (n) cabeza de turco; (f) chivo expiatorio; (m)
whipping cream (n) nata para montar; (f)
whipping post (n) poste donde se apoya el infractor para ser azotado
There were cages, pillories, stocks and a whipping post for the punishment of offender
whipping top (n) peonza; (f) trompo; (m)

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