Porrazo in english
Whack
pronunciation: wæk part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: wæk part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
porrazo = knocking ; wallop ; whack ; thump ; bonk ; conk.
Example: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.Example: Winter weather arrives with a wallop.Example: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.Example: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.Example: I heard a bonk on the patio door and found this little bird stunned on the ground.Example: Think of those cartoons when a character sees stars after a conk on the head.more:
» aparecer de golpe y porrazo = come out of + the (clear) blue (sky) ; appear out of + the (clear) blue (sky) .
Example: This proposal appeared to come out of the clear blue sky, and has raised eyebrows in Taiwan and overseas. Example: It could be legit, but money does not typically appear out of the clear blue sky.» darse un porrazo = come + a cropper ; bonk .
Example: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper. Example: He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.» de golpe y porrazo = all at once ; suddenly ; unexpectedly ; all of a sudden ; out of the (clear) blue (sky) ; just like that .
Example: And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color. Example: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed. Example: DC has now announced that work has already begun on the expansion of the new schedule 302-307, an announcement which has not unexpectedly aroused some criticism. Example: The process of secularization in Britain occurred all of a sudden sending Christianity on a downward spiral to the edges of social significance. Example: The article is entitled 'Software out of the blue'. Example: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.» matar a porrazos = batter + Nombre + to death .
Example: A paranoid husband battered his wife of 24 years to death with a lump hammer and then killed himself after becoming convinced she was having an affair.