USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 3).
clap(
klahp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (slap)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The kid scared off the pigeons with a clap.El niño espantó las palomas con una palmada.
2. (applause)
a. el aplauso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I love to hear the clap of the audience at the end of a performance.Me encanta escuchar el aplauso del público tras la actuación.
3. (slang) (illness)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. la gonorrea (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bad news. The doctor thinks I may have the clap.Malas noticias, el doctor piensa que puedo tener gonorrea.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to applaud)
The whole stadium stood to clap both teams.El estadio entero se levantó para aplaudir a los dos equipos.
5. (colloquial) (to place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to applaud)
a. aplaudir
The audience clapped for more than five minutes.El público aplaudió durante más de cinco minutos.
7. (to slap)
a. dar una palmada
All the lights in my apartment turn on and off when I clap.Las luces de mi casa se encienden y se apagan al dar una palmada.
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