licking
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licking(
lih
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kihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (defeat)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la paliza (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).
Our opponents gave us a real licking and took away the championship.Nuestros adversarios nos dieron una verdadera paliza y se llevaron el título.
2. (colloquial) (thrashing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la paliza (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).
If your father finds out you broke his antique watch, he's going to give you a licking.Si tu papá se entera de que rompiste su antiguo reloj, te va a dar una paliza.
b. la tunda (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).
My parents are going to give me a good licking if I miss curfew again.Mis padres me darán una buena tunda si llego tarde otra vez.
a. la lamedura (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).
The camel gave me a licking on the side of the face before it spat on me.El camello me dio una lamedura en un lado de la cara antes de escupirme.
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