Porra in english
Club
pronunciation: klʌb part of speech: noun
pronunciation: klʌb part of speech: noun
In gestures
porra = cosh ; bludgeon ; baton ; club ; sap.
Example: Joe smacked him round the head with his cosh, but the old man was surprisingly resilient.Example: Then, brandishing his bludgeon, he said fiercely, 'I will make short work of them - they will never run after any more reindeer'.Example: Police, wielding batons, clashed with lawyers and journalists on Monday outside the courthouse.Example: Two men -- one allegedly armed with a wooden club, the other with a jackknife -- were arrested early yesterday morning on assault and battery.Example: You can hit a strong man on the back of the shoulder in just the right spot with a sap and he'll be out of commission and nauseated for several minutes.more:
» golpear con una porra = club .
Example: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.» irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain ; go + belly up [Coloquial] ; go + tits up ; become + a shambles ; go (and) take a hike ; go to + hell ; get out of + Posesivo + face ; go for + a Burton ; go out (of) + the window ; fly out (of) + the window ; go (and) fly a kite .
Example: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again. Example: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting. Example: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable. Example: Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since. Example: At least Justin will have his 100 million dollars to fall back on if things do go tits up = Al menos Justin tendrá sus 100 millones de dólares a donde echar mano, si todo se va al carajo. Example: Over the course of a few months, her life became a shambles. Example: No they are not bona ride, don't take any notice of them just another scam to get your money, tell them to go and take a hike. Example: Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for the directions!. Example: Joel said they came over to see what was going on but he told them to get out of my face and gave them a mouthful. Example: The British economy has gone for a Burton. Example: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier. Example: When grandparents enter the door discipline flies out the window. Example: Whoever tried to stand in the way of her goals and dreams was promptly told to go fly a kite.» mandar a la porra = send + Nombre + packing .
Example: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.» terminal en porra = clubbed serif .
Example: There were also various mid-century decorated letters with forked or clubbed serifs which generally tended towards fat-face, but which might be intermediate in form.» todo + irse + a la porra = everything + go + out (of) the window ; everything + go + snafu .
Example: She knew it was a ruse, and it didn't make her feel great; she had promised to call, then everything went out the window when she got her marching orders to go up north again. Example: Sometimes you get a period when everything goes snafu.