cachetada

la cachetada(
kah
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cheh
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tah
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dah
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. slap
Cuando oyó el insulto del vecino, Estela reaccionó con una cachetada.When she heard her neighbor's abuse, Estela responded with a slap.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Si sigues diciendo esas cosas, te voy a dar una cachetada.If you keep on saying those things, I'll slap you.
Lucía me tiró del pelo y yo le pegué una cachetada.Lucía pulled my hair and I slapped her.
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