smacking

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsmækɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(smaking)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
smacking n (slapping a child as punishment)manotada nf
  guantazo nm
  paliza nf
  cachetada nf
 If you don't behave, you're going to get a smacking.
 Si no te comportas, te daré una manotada.
smacking adj US (pace: brisk, vigorous)rápido adj
  veloz adj mf
 The old man had a smacking pace, and even his young companion couldn't keep up.
 El anciano tenía un ritmo rápido y ni su compañero más joven podía igualarlo.
smacking adj US (breeze: sharp)penetrante adj mf
  intenso/a adj
 The sudden breeze was smacking and took their breath away.
 La brisa repentina fue penetrante y les sacó el aliento.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
smack [sb/sth] vtr (hit with open hand)darle un manotazo a loc verb + prep
  (AmL)darle una palmada a loc verb + prep
  (en la cara)darle una bofetada a loc verb + prep
  (en la cara)abofetear a vtr + prep
 When a stranger pinched Wendy's bum, she turned around and smacked his face.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Enrique se enfadó y me dio un manotazo en el brazo.
 Wendy se giró y le dio una bofetada al tipo que le pellizcó el culo.
smack [sb] vtr (strike: a child as punishment)pegarle a vi + prep
 Some people think you should never smack children.
 Hay gente que piensa que a los niños no se les debe pegar.
smack n (hit with open hand)manotazo nf
  (AmL)palmada nf
  (en la cara)bofetada nf
 David didn't like disciplining the dog, but sometimes a smack was the only way to get him to behave.
 Sarah gave the man who insulted her a smack.
 A David no le gustaba castigar al perro, pero a veces un manotazo era la única forma de que se portase bien.
 Sarah le dio una bofetada al hombre que la insultó.
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Additional Translations
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smack adv informal (directly)justo adv
  directamente adv
 Rachel was sitting under the tree and an apple fell smack into her lap.
 Rachel estaba sentada debajo de un árbol y le cayó una manzana justo en el regazo.
smack n slang (drug: heroin)heroína nf
  (ES: coloquial)caballo nm
  (MX: coloquial)chiva nf
  (AR: coloquial)avispa nf
 Carl is addicted to smack.
 Carl es adicto a la heroína.
smack n (lips: sound) (con los labios)chasquido nm
 The smack of Trevor's lips, as Alice brought the food to the table, was audible in the next room.
 El chasquido que hizo Trevor con los labios cuando Alice puso la comida en la mesa, se escuchó en la habitación de al lado.
smack n US (fishing boat)barco pesquero nm + adj
 The fishermen put to sea in their smack.
 Los pescadores zarparon en su barco pesquero.
smack n UK (single-masted boat)sumaca, zumaca nf
 Up ahead the captain could see the distinctive red sails of a smack.
 El capitán podía ver la distintiva vela roja de una sumaca en la distancia.
smack n (group of jellyfish)banco nm
  colonia nf
 A smack of jellyfish swam by, their tentacles rippling.
 Un banco de medusas pasó nadando con sus tentáculos ondulantes.
smack [sb/sth] vtr (hit loudly) (con ruido)pegar, golpear vtr
  pegar a, golpear a vtr + prep
  abofetear a vtr + prep
 The falling apple smacked the roof of the house, before tumbling into the garden.
 Antes de llegar al jardín, la manzana se cayó y golpeó en el tejado de la casa.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
smack | smacking
InglésEspañol
smack of [sth] vtr phrasal insep informal, pejorative (be reminiscent of) (coloquial)tener pinta de loc verb
  (coloquial, figurado)oler a vi + prep
 Your proposal smacks of fraud.
 Tu propuesta tiene pinta de ser una estafa.
smack of [sth] vtr phrasal insep (have smell or flavor of)oler a vi + prep
 The salty air smacked of the sea.
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Compound Forms:
smacking | smack
InglésEspañol
lip-smacking adj informal, figurative (tasty, mouth-watering)para chuparse los dedos expr
  delicioso/a adj
  riquísimo adj
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