punch [pʌntʃ]
noun
1 (tool) (for making holes) (in leather etc) punzón (m); (in paper) perforadora (f); (in ticket) máquina (f) de picar; (for stamping design) troquel (m); cuño (m); (for driving in nails) clavadora (f)
2 (blow) puñetazo (m)
he floored him with one punch lo derribó de un solo puñetazo
body punch (Boxing) puñetazo (m) en el cuerpo
a punch in the face un puñetazo en la cara
to land a punch asestar un puñetazo
a punch on or in the nose un puñetazo en la nariz
he packs a punch pega duro (informal)
to swing or throw a punch soltar un puñetazo
to take a punch recibir un puñetazo
to pull one's punches andarse con miramientos
he didn't pull any punches no se mordió la lengua
transitive verb
1 (perforate) (with tool) [+paper, card, metal] perforar; [+leather] punzar; [+ticket] picar(also punch out) (with die) troquelar; (stamp) [+design] estampar
punched card tarjeta (f) perforada
to punch the clock fichar
to punch a hole in sth (in leather, paper, metal) hacer un agujero a algo
they punched holes in Arsenal's defence encontraron huecos en la defensa del Arsenal
punched tape cinta (f) perforada
2 (hit) (with fist) dar un puñetazo a
to punch sb in the stomach/on the nose dar un puñetazo a algn en el estómago/la nariz
to punch sb in the face punch sb's face dar un puñetazo a algn en la cara
she punched the air in triumph agitaba los brazos, triunfante
I punched the ball into the net metí el balón en la red de un manotazo
he punched his fist through the glass atravesó el cristal de un puñetazo
he punched the wall angrily golpeó la pared furioso