slap in the face

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66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: սիլլա (silla) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Armenian: ապտակ (aptak) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Armenian: չափալախ (čʻapʻalax) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Catalan: cleca — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Chinese Mandarin: 扇耳光 (shān ěrguāng) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Chinese Mandarin: 掌摑 /掌掴 (zhǎngguāi) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Ngazidja Comorian: mbeye — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Danish: lussing — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Danish: ørefigen — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Dutch: muilpeer — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Dutch: oorvijg — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Finnish: isku kasvoihin — slap in the face or on the cheek
• French: soufflet — slap in the face or on the cheek
• French: gifle — slap in the face or on the cheek
• French: claque — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Friulian: patàf — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Georgian: სილის გაწვნა (silis gac̣vna) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Ohrfeige — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Backpfeife — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Watsche — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Maulschelle — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Flättere — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Schwinte — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Oorfiige — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Muulschälle — slap in the face or on the cheek
• German: Watsch — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Hungarian: pofon — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Hungarian: saller — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Hungarian: arculcsapás — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Italian: schiaffo — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Italian: sganascione — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Italian: sberla — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Italian: ceffone — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Kapampangan: tampal king lupa — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Ladino: chaketon — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Macedonian: шлака́ница (šlakánica) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Norman: cliamuse — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Norman: cliaque — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Persian: سیلی (sili) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Polish: policzek — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Polish: liść — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Portuguese: tapa na cara — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Portuguese: tapa no rosto — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Russian: пощёчина (poščóčina) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Russian: лещ (lešč) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Russian: оплеу́ха (opleúxa) — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Serbo-Croatian: šàmar — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Spanish: cachetada — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Spanish: bofetada — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Spanish: torta — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Spanish: soplamocos — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Spanish: mojicón — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Spanish: pasagonzalo — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Swedish: örfil — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Tagalog: sampal sa mukha — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Turkish: sille — slap in the face or on the cheek
• Chinese Mandarin: 大跌眼鏡 /大跌眼镜 (dàdiēyǎnjìng) — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• Chinese Mandarin: 出其不意 (chūqíbùyì) — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• Finnish: isku vasten kasvoja — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• French: claque — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• German: Schlag ins Gesicht — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• Hungarian: arculcsapás — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• Hungarian: pofon — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• Macedonian: шлака́ница (šlakánica) — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• Polish: policzek — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense
• Portuguese: balde de água fria — something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense