Rap in spanish

Rap

pronunciation: rɑp part of speech: noun
In gestures

rap1 = golpe. 

Example: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

rap2 = amonestación, censura, regañina, reprimenda. 

Example: He's got a rap for being a little bit lazy.

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» bad rap = mala reputación, mala fama.

Example: But I do think it sucks that women end up with such a bad rap for that kind of behaviour while men get the high fives.

» beat + the rap = escapar impune, quedar impune, quedar sin castigo, salir impune.

Example: The nephew of a lawmaker and two of his relatives beat the rap Friday in a bloody bar brawl that injured two cops and a firefighter.

» get + a bad rap = recibir una mala reputación, criticar.

Example: Trans and saturated fats get a bad rap because they raise your cholesterol.

» give + Nombre + a bad rap = dar una mala reputación a Algo/Alguien, criticar.

Example: They give him a bad rap but he's is a very decent guy who feels very strongly about the country.

» give + Nombre + a rap on/over the knuckles = llamar la atención a Alguien, dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien, amonestar, reprender, regañar, apercibir.

Example: I expect Olivia will make her sit in the corner, give her a rap on the knuckles, or at least, lecture her on the rewards of discipline and hard work.

» have + a bad rap = tener una mala reputación.

Example: Capitalism has a bad rap these days, particularly among young Americans, who are becoming seduced by democratic socialism.

» not care a rap = no importar nada, importar un bledo, importar un comino, importar un pepino, traer sin cuidado, traer al pairo, traérsela floja a Alguien.

Example: He drinks too much, gambles too much, fights too much, and doesn't care a rap for society or its strictures.

» not give a rap = no importar nada, importar un bledo, importar un comino, importar un pepino, traer sin cuidado, traer al pairo, traérsela floja a Alguien.

Example: If I appeared to be making an effort it was only to please someone else; at bottom I didn't give a rap.

» rap session = cháchara.

Example: The institute has been criticised on the grounds of allowing discussion groups and workshops to deteriorate into rap sessions.

» take + the rap = cargar con el muerto, cargar con el mochuelo, cargar con la culpa, asumir la culpa, asumir la responsabilidad, pagar los platos rotos, pagar el pato.

Example: He might be as guilty as sin, but he will sometimes get away with murder; or even let somebody else take the rap for him.

rap3 = rap. 

Example: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.

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» rap music = música rap.

Example: Her essay examines works which may be used to develop a core collection of rap music.

» rap-talk = habla con ritmo y rima.

Example: When Slake's Limbo first appeared in 1974 the rap-talk narrative style was at a fashionable high point.

rap4 

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» rap about = hablar con ritmo y rima.

Example: The article 'African American leaders rap about libraries' reports the views of 6 prominent African Americans on the role of public libraries in their lives.

» rap at + door = llamar a la puerta.

Example: 'Yes, what is it?' asked the director absently, as Hernandez rapped at his door.

» rap + Nombre + knuckles = llamar la atención a Alguien, dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien, amonestar, reprender, regañar, apercibir.

Example: Accrediting agencies leave a lot to be desired; at best they rap people's knuckles = Las agencia de homologación dejan mucho que desear; en los mejores casos le llaman la atención a la gente.

Rap synonyms

strike in spanish: , pronunciation: straɪk part of speech: noun, verb tap in spanish: , pronunciation: tæp part of speech: noun, verb belt in spanish: , pronunciation: belt part of speech: noun pink in spanish: , pronunciation: pɪŋk part of speech: adjective, noun pat in spanish: , pronunciation: pæt part of speech: noun blame in spanish: , pronunciation: bleɪm part of speech: verb, noun knock in spanish: , pronunciation: nɑk part of speech: verb, noun whack in spanish: , pronunciation: wæk part of speech: noun, verb knap in spanish: , pronunciation: kænæp part of speech: verb whang in spanish: , pronunciation: wæŋ part of speech: noun rap music in spanish: , pronunciation: ræpmjuzɪk part of speech: noun
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