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el galletazo(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (smack) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. hard slap
El niño le quitó el juguete a su hermana, y ella le dio un galletazo.The boy took the toy away from his sister, and she gave him a hard slap.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Si te vuelve a llamar idiota, tú dale un galletazo. Verás como no lo vuelve a hacer.If he calls you and idiot again, slap him hard. He won't do it again, you'll see.
El hombre se puso histérico, y su esposa tuvo que darle un galletazo.The man got hysterical, and his wife had to slap him hard.
2. (colloquial) (collision) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. bad crash
Nos dimos un galletazo impresionante con el carro, es un milagro que no nos pasara nada.We had a really bad crash with the car. It's a miracle nothing happened to us.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Se levantó medio dormido y se dio un galletazo contra el armario.He got up half asleep and bumped the closet hard.
Se dieron un galletazo con la furgoneta y quedó destrozada.They crashed the van, and it was a total wreck.
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