punch

el puñetazo

darle un puñetazo a

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punch(

puhnch

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (blow)

a. el puñetazo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He went down with one punch to the temple.Se cayó de un puñetazo a la sien.

2. (tool)

a. el punzón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He used the punch to make holes in the sign.Utilizó el punzón para perforar el letrero.

b. la perforadora

(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).

(F)

Pass me the punch so I can put these sheets in binders.Pásame la perforadora para poder encuadernar estas hojas.

3. (culinary)

a. el ponche

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

My mom made a special punch for Christmas.Mi mamá hizo un ponche especial para la Navidad.

4. (vigor)

a. la garra

(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).

(F)

My grandfather may be old, but he still has a lot of punch.Puede que mi abuelo sea viejo, pero sigue teniendo bastante garra.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to hit)

a. darle un puñetazo a

Tom punched the photographer because he refused to stop taking pictures.Tom le dio un puñetazo al fotógrafo porque este se negó a dejar de tomar fotos.

6. (to cut)

a. perforar

As soon as she punches your ticket, you can go in.En cuanto le perfore el boleto, puede pasar.

b. picar

The cashier punched my loyalty card.La cajera me picó la tarjeta de lealtad.

c. troquelar

We have to punch the designs on the coins for the festival.Tenemos que troquelar los diseños en las monedas para el festival.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (to hit)

a. pegar

It seems that this boxer only punches harder with every passing round!¡Parece que este boxeador solo pega más duro con cada ronda!

Examples

Conjugations

Participles

Present:	punching
Past:	punched

Indicative of "punch"

	Present	Past	Future
I	punch	punched	will punch
you	punch	punched	will punch
he/she	punches	punched	will punch
we	punch	punched	will punch
you	punch	punched	will punch
they	punch	punched	will punch