porrazo
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el porrazo(
poh
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rrah
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (colloquial) (bang from an accident)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. bump
El jinete no fue gravemente lesionado pese al porrazo que se dio al caerse del caballo.The rider wasn't badly hurt despite the bump he suffered when he fell from his horse.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Carlos se dio un porrazo cuando se cayó de su bici.Carlos whacked himself in the head when he fell off his bike.
Me di un porrazo en la cabeza cuando me caí por las escaleras que casi me desmayo.I banged my head so hard when I fell down the stairs that I nearly passed out.
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