slap

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From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German Slappe (“slap”), whence also German Schlappe (“defeat”). Compare also Italian sleppa (“slap”).

301 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: точно (točno) — exactly
• Bulgarian: направо (napravo) — exactly
• Spanish: justo — exactly
• Albanian: shputë — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Albanian: shuplakë — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Albanian: dackë — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: صَفْعَة (ṣafʕa) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: لَطْمَة (laṭma) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: قلم (ʔalam) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: كشاف (kaʃæːff) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: كف (kaff) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: اقلام (ʔeʔlæːm) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: سطار, صطار (ṣṭār) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: كف (kaf) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: كَفّ (kaff) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Arabic: طرشة (ṭarša) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Armenian: ապտակ (aptak) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Armenian: չափալախ (čʻapʻalax) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Armenian: սիլլա (silla) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Assamese: চৰ (sor) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Assamese: থাপৰ (thapor) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Azerbaijani: şapalaq — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Central Bikol: sapak — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Bulgarian: плесник (plesnik) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Bulgarian: плесница (plesnica) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Bulgarian: шамар (šamar) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Catalan: bufetada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Chinese Mandarin: 拍擊 /拍击 (pāijí) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Chinese Mandarin: 耳光 (ěrguāng) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Coptic: ⲁⲁⲥ (ɑsʕ) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Coptic: ⲁⲥ (ɑsʕ) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Czech: facka — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Danish: lussing — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Dutch: mep — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Dutch: klets — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Esperanto: manfrapo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Estonian: hoop — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Estonian: löök — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Estonian: kõrvakiil — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Finnish: läimäys — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Finnish: läimäytys — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Finnish: läpsäys — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Finnish: läpsy — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Finnish: läpsäytys — A blow dealt with the open hand
• French: claque — A blow dealt with the open hand
• French: fessée — A blow dealt with the open hand
• French: gifle — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Galician: lapote — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Galician: labazada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Galician: lufiada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Galician: sopapo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Galician: bofetada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Galician: cachete — A blow dealt with the open hand
• German: Klaps — A blow dealt with the open hand
• German: Schlag — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Greek: χαστούκι (chastoúki) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Greek: σφαλιάρα (sfaliára) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Ancient Greek: ῥάπισμα (rhápisma) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Ancient Greek: ἀλάπη (alápē) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Ancient Greek: κόλαφος (kólaphos) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Haitian Creole: kalot — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hebrew: סְטִירָה (s'tira) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: चांटा (cāṇṭā) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: चाँटा (cā̃ṭā) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: थप्पड़ (thappaṛ) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: झापड़ (jhāpaṛ) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: चपेट (capeṭ) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: तमाचा (tamācā) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: लाफा (lāphā) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: चपत (capat) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: रहपट (rahpaṭ) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hindi: कंटाप (kaṇṭāp) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hungarian: csapás — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hungarian: ütés — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hungarian: pofon — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hungarian: arculcsapás — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Hungarian: arculütés — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Indonesian: tamparan — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Irish: boiseog — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Italian: schiaffo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Italian: ceffone — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Italian: sberla — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Japanese: 平手打ち (hirateuchi) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Japanese: ビンタ (binta) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Central Kurdish: زلە (zle) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Central Kurdish: چەپۆک (çepok) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Kyrgyz: токот (tokot) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Kyrgyz: шапалак (şapalak) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Latin: alapa — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Luhya: ekofi — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Macedonian: шамар (šamar) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Macedonian: шлаканица (šlakanica) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Mauritian Creole: kalot — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Mazanderani: لپاسه (lapāse) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: charabouste — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: cliamuse — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: cliaque — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: gifl'ye — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: girnouffl'ye — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: mornifl'ye — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: nord-êt — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: paffe — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norman: talmouse — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norwegian: ørefik — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Norwegian: en over kjeften — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Old English: plætt — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Persian: سیلی (sili) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Polish: klaps — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Polish: klepnięcie — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Polish: policzek — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Portuguese: palmada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Portuguese: estalo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Portuguese: tapa — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Portuguese: bofetada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Portuguese: chapada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Portuguese: tabefe — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Russian: шлепо́к (šlepók) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Russian: пощёчина (poščóčina) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Russian: оплеу́ха (opleúxa) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Russian: затре́щина (zatréščina) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: boffa — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: cincu-jita — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: cincu-liri — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: giafalata — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: jangata — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: manata — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: parmata — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: timpuluni — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Sicilian: timpulata — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Slovene: klofuta — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: bofetada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: cachetada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: guantada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: bofetón — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: guantazo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: bife — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: cachete — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: manotazo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: manotada — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: manazo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: lapo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: palmotazo — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Spanish: mandoble — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Swahili: kibare — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Swahili: kibao — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Swedish: örfil — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Swedish: hurring — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Swedish: käftsmäll — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Tagalog: sampal — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Turkish: sille — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Turkish: tokat — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Turkish: şaplak — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Turkish: şamar — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Ottoman Turkish: سله (sille) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Ukrainian: ля́пас (ljápas) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Urdu: چانٹا (cā̃ṭā) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Urdu: تھپڑ (thappaṛ) — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Volapük: flapil — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Walloon: berlafe — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Walloon: tchofe — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Walloon: bafe — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Walloon: ratournêye — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Walloon: racatoirtcheye — A blow dealt with the open hand
• Finnish: läpsähdys — The sound of such a blow.
• Finnish: läpsäys — The sound of such a blow.
• Finnish: räpsähdys — The sound of such a blow.
• Russian: шлепо́к (šlepók) — The sound of such a blow.
• Russian: хлопо́к (xlopók) — The sound of such a blow.
• Spanish: bofetada — The sound of such a blow.
• Spanish: cachetada — The sound of such a blow.
• Swahili: kibare — The sound of such a blow.
• Bulgarian: грим (grim) — Makeup, cosmetics.
• German: Makeup — Makeup, cosmetics.
• German: Schminke — Makeup, cosmetics.
• Russian: штукату́рка (štukatúrka) — Makeup, cosmetics.
• Albanian: backos — to give a slap
• Chungli Ao: ama — to give a slap
• Arabic: صَفَعَ (ṣafaʕa) — to give a slap
• Arabic: لَطَمَ (laṭama) — to give a slap
• Arabic: كفخ (kafax) — to give a slap
• Arabic: لطش (lɑtʕɑʃ) — to give a slap
• Arabic: رزع (razaʕ) — to give a slap
• Arabic: رقع (raʔaʕ) — to give a slap
• Arabic: ضرب (dʕɑrɑb) — to give a slap
• Arabic: ناول (nawel) — to give a slap
• Arabic: سفخ (safax) — to give a slap
• Arabic: هت (hatt) — to give a slap
• Arabic: هف (haff) — to give a slap
• Arabic: أعطى كف (ʔaʕṭa kaff) — to give a slap
• Arabic: صَفَق (ṣafag) — to give a slap
• Arabic: رقع (ragaʕ) — to give a slap
• Arabic: لطش (laṭaš) — to give a slap
• Arabic: لطم (laṭam) — to give a slap
• Armenian: ապտակել (aptakel) — to give a slap
• Armenian: չափալախել (čʻapʻalaxel) — to give a slap
• Assamese: চৰিওৱা (soriüa) — to give a slap
• Azerbaijani: şapalaqlamaq — to give a slap
• Basque: aurpegian jo — to give a slap
• Central Bikol: sapak — to give a slap
• Bulgarian: шляпвам (šljapvam) — to give a slap
• Bulgarian: зашлевявам (zašlevjavam) — to give a slap
• Catalan: bufetejar — to give a slap
• Cherokee: ᎠᏏᏛᏂᎭ (asidvniha) — to give a slap
• Chinese Mandarin: 掌摑 /掌掴 (zhǎngguāi) — to give a slap
• Dutch: meppen — to give a slap
• Dutch: kletsen — to give a slap
• Esperanto: vangofrapi — to give a slap
• Finnish: läimäyttää — to give a slap
• Finnish: läpsäyttää — to give a slap
• Finnish: läpäyttää — to give a slap
• Finnish: läpsäistä — to give a slap
• French: gifler — to give a slap
• French: fesser — to give a slap
• German: klatschen — to give a slap
• German: (leicht) schlagen — to give a slap
• German: patschen — to give a slap
• German: ohrfeigen — to give a slap
• Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kaupatjan) — to give a slap
• Greek: χαστουκίζω (chastoukízo) — to give a slap
• Greek: σφαλιαρίζω (sfaliarízo) — to give a slap
• Ancient Greek: ῥαπίζω (rhapízō) — to give a slap
• Hindi: थप्पड़ मारना (thappaṛ mārnā) — to give a slap
• Hungarian: pofon vág — to give a slap
• Hungarian: képen töröl — to give a slap
• Hungarian: arcul üt — to give a slap
• Hungarian: arcul csap — to give a slap
• Ido: frapar — to give a slap
• Indonesian: menampar — to give a slap
• Ingrian: iskiä — to give a slap
• Ingrian: löövvä — to give a slap
• Ingrian: peeksää — to give a slap
• Ingrian: tappaa — to give a slap
• Ingrian: kleittää — to give a slap
• Ingrian: issuttaa — to give a slap
• Ingrian: napsuttaa — to give a slap
• Ingrian: kommia — to give a slap
• Italian: schiaffeggiare — to give a slap
• Italian: colpire — to give a slap
• Italian: dare una pacca a — to give a slap
• Japanese: ひっぱたく — to give a slap
• Japanese: 平手打ちする — to give a slap
• Khmer: ទះ (teah) — to give a slap
• Khmer: ទះកំផ្លៀង (teah kɑmplieŋ) — to give a slap
• Central Kurdish: زلە لێدان (zle lêdan) — to give a slap
• Central Kurdish: چەپۆک لێدان (çepok lêdan) — to give a slap
• Latin: depalmo — to give a slap
• Latin: alapam dō — to give a slap
• Lithuanian: pliaukštelėti — to give a slap
• Māori: taupaki — to give a slap
• Māori: pāhia — to give a slap
• Norman: charbousseter — to give a slap
• Norman: cliaper — to give a slap
• Norman: cliatchi — to give a slap
• Norman: cliamûser — to give a slap
• Norwegian: fike — to give a slap
• Norwegian: slå — to give a slap
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klaska — to give a slap
• Norwegian Nynorsk: daska — to give a slap
• Old English: plættan — to give a slap
• Pennsylvania German: aabappe — to give a slap
• Persian: سیلی زدن (sili zadan) — to give a slap
• Portuguese: esbofetear — to give a slap
• Portuguese: dar um tapa — to give a slap
• Quechua: ch'aqlay — to give a slap
• Russian: шлёпать (šljópatʹ) — to give a slap
• Russian: шлёпнуть (šljópnutʹ) — to give a slap
• Russian: дава́ть пощёчину (davátʹ poščóčinu) — to give a slap
• Russian: дать пощёчину (datʹ poščóčinu) — to give a slap
• Spanish: abofetear — to give a slap
• Spanish: cachetear — to give a slap
• Spanish: lapear — to give a slap
• Spanish: bofetear — to give a slap
• Spanish: guantear — to give a slap
• Spanish: manotear — to give a slap
• Spanish: palmotear — to give a slap
• Swedish: smälla till — to give a slap
• Turkish: tokatlamak — to give a slap
• Turkish: vurmak — to give a slap
• Turkish: şamarlamak — to give a slap
• Turkish: sille atmak — to give a slap
• Turkish: aşk etmek — to give a slap
• Urdu: تھپڑ مارنا (thappaṛ mārnā) — to give a slap
• Vietnamese: tát — to give a slap
• Vietnamese: vỗ — to give a slap
• Vietnamese: vả — to give a slap
• Volapük: flapilön — to give a slap
• Finnish: mätkäyttää — to cause something to strike soundly
• Finnish: läpsäistä — to cause something to strike soundly
• Finnish: mätkäistä — to cause something to strike soundly
• Italian: sbattere — to cause something to strike soundly
• Pennsylvania German: aabappe — to cause something to strike soundly
• Spanish: golpear — to cause something to strike soundly
• Turkish: pat diye ses çıkarmak — to cause something to strike soundly
• Dutch: neerkwakken — To place, to put carelessly
• Finnish: lyödä — To place, to put carelessly
• Finnish: mätkäyttää — To place, to put carelessly
• Finnish: roiskia — To place, to put carelessly
• Italian: sbattere — To place, to put carelessly
• Italian: scaraventare — To place, to put carelessly
• Pennsylvania German: aabappe — To place, to put carelessly
• Spanish: aventar — To place, to put carelessly