smack
gb/smˈæk/ us/smˈæk/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1500
rácsap, megpofoz, megüt, ütés, pofon, cuppogtat, cuppant, heroin, hernyó, csattanás
KITENZI
B1
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to smack [someone/something]
She smacked the mosquito on her arm.
Rácsapott a karján lévő szúnyogra.
The child was smacked for being rude.
A gyerek kapott egy pofont, amiért szemtelen volt.
He smacked the ball over the fence.
I accidentally smacked my elbow against the doorframe.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
She smacked the table.
Rácsapott az asztalra.
He smacked his brother.
Megpofozta a testvérét.
I smacked my leg on the chair.
The boy smacked the ball.
She smacked the bug.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'smack' with 'punch', but 'punch' usually uses a closed fist while 'smack' does not.
Maana
to hit quickly and sharply
Miunganiko ya maneno
smack someone in the face
|smack the ball
|smack with a hand
|smack hard
Visawe
slap (Often implies hitting with the open hand, usually on the face.)
Vinyume
caress (Conveys gentle touching, the opposite of striking.)
Mada
actions
|violence
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To hit someone or something fast and hard, usually with your hand.
To strike someone or something with a quick, sharp blow, often with the hand.
NOMINO
A2
2
He gave the ball a smack and it flew away.
Ütött egyet a labdán, és az elrepült.
I got a smack on the back of my head.
Kaptam egy ütést a tarkómra.
She delivered a sharp smack to his arm.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He gave me a smack.
Adott nekem egy pofont.
She got a smack on her hand.
Ráütöttek a kezére.
The ball got a smack.
Maana
a quick, sharp hit
Miunganiko ya maneno
a smack in the face
|give someone a smack
|receive a smack
Visawe
slap (Most common synonym; very similar meaning but often more specific to the face.)
Vinyume
pat (A light, gentle touch instead of a hard hit.)
Mada
actions
|violence
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A fast, hard hit, usually with the hand.
A quick, sharp blow, especially one given with the hand.
KITENZI
B2
INFORMAL
3
Muundo wa matumizi:
to smack [one's] lips
He smacked his lips after tasting the cake.
Elégedetten cuppogtatta a száját, miután megkóstolta a süteményt.
She smacked her lips and kissed him on the cheek.
Cuppantott egyet az ajkával, majd arcon csókolta.
The child smacked his lips in delight.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He smacked his lips.
Cuppogtatta az ajkát.
She smacked her lips when she ate.
Evés közben cuppogtatta a száját.
The boy smacked his lips.
Maana
to make a loud kissing or tasting sound
Miunganiko ya maneno
smack your lips
|smack noisily
Visawe
kiss noisily (More specific to romantic or affectionate contact.)
Mada
daily life
|food
|food_drink
|communication
Ufafanuzi
To make a loud sound with your lips when kissing or eating.
To press and part the lips noisily, as in giving a kiss or showing enjoyment of food.
NOMINO
C1
SLANG
4
He was arrested for dealing smack.
Letartóztatták, mert heroinnal kereskedett.
She has been clean from smack for two years.
Két éve tiszta; azóta nem használ heroint.
Smack is highly addictive and dangerous.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He sold smack.
Heroint árult.
Smack is dangerous.
A heroin veszélyes.
She used smack before.
Maana
heroin (slang)
Miunganiko ya maneno
use smack
|deal smack
Visawe
heroin (The standard term for the drug.)
Mada
drugs
|crime
|health
|law
Ufafanuzi
A slang word for heroin, an illegal drug.
Slang term for the illegal drug heroin.
NOMINO
B1
5
csattanás
B1
The book fell to the floor with a smack.
A könyv csattanva esett a padlóra.
I heard the smack of leather against wood.
Hallottam a bőr csattanását a fán.
The door closed with a smack.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The ball hit with a smack.
A labda csattanva csapódott be.
The book fell with a smack.
A könyv csattanva leesett.
I heard a smack.
Maana
a sharp slapping sound
Miunganiko ya maneno
with a loud smack
|a smack echoed
Visawe
slap sound (Describes the sound rather than the action.)
Mada
sounds
|daily_life
|communication
Ufafanuzi
A short loud sound made when something hits something else.
A short, loud noise like that made by something hitting or being hit.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
smack
IPA
GB/smˈæk/
US/smˈæk/
Silabi na mkazo
smack (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (smack)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: smack
- Plural: smacks
Verb
- Base: smack
- 3rd Person Singular: smacks
- Present Participle: smacking
- Past: smacked
Familia ya neno
Forms
smacks
noun
smacking
verb
smacked
verb
Semi
smack in the middle
1/smˈæk ˈɪn ðə mˈɪdəl/
idiom
informal
exactly in the center of something
Exactly in the middle of something.
Mifano
- The hotel is smack in the middle of town.
- We were sitting smack in the middle of the theater.
smack of [something]
1/smˈæk əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
to seem to have qualities of something (often negative)
To seem like something, often something bad or wrong.
Mifano
- His comments smacked of hypocrisy.
- That decision smacks of desperation.