smacking
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smacking
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la bofetada (F) (in the face)
(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 you don't shut up, you're going to get a smacking.Como no te calles, te voy a dar una bofetada.
b. la cachetada (F) (in the face)
(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).
I'm going to give you a good smacking if you don't learn some respect.Te voy a dar una buena cachetada si no aprendes a respetar.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Boy, you'd better shut your mouth, or I'm going to give you a good smacking.Más te vale que te calles la boca, muchachito o te voy a dar unos buenos cachetes.
Your butt's going to get a smacking if you don't stop being naughty.Te vas a ganar unas nalgadas si no dejas de portarte mal.
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