smack

smack
smack [{{t}}smæk]
1 noun
(a) (slap → gen) grande tape f, claque f; (→ on face) gifle f; (→ on bottom) fessée f;
to give sb a smack in the face gifler qn;
to give sb a smack on the bottom donner une claque sur les fesses à qn;
{{}}figurative{{}} a smack in the face or eye une gifle, une rebuffade;
give the ball a good smack donne un grand coup dans le ballon
(b) (sound) bruit m sec; (of whip) claquement m;
with a smack of his lips avec un claquement de langue;
the smack of the waves le fouettement des vagues;
there was a resounding smack as the bat hit the ball la batte heurta la balle avec un claquement sonore
(c) (slight taste) léger ou petit goût m; {{}}Cookery{{}} soupçon m;
{{}}figurative{{}} the smack of hypocrisy une nuance d'hypocrisie
(d) (boat) smack m, sémaque m
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (kiss) gros baiser m;
to give sb a smack on the lips embrasser qn bruyamment sur les lèvres
(f) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (try)
to have a smack at doing sth essayer de faire qch ;
I'll have a smack at it je vais essayer
(g) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}drugs slang{{}} (heroin) héro f, blanche f
2 transitive verb
(person → gen) donner une grande tape à, donner une claque à; (→ in face) donner une gifle à, gifler; (→ on bottom) donner une claque sur les fesses à;
to smack sb's face or sb in the face gifler qn, donner une gifle à qn;
to smack sb's bottom (in punishment) donner la fessée à qn; (in play) donner une tape sur les fesses à qn;
she smacked the book down on the table elle posa le livre sur la table avec un claquement sonore;
to smack one's lips se lécher les babines
3 intransitive verb also {{}}figurative{{}} to smack of sth sentir qch;
the whole thing smacks of corruption tout ça, ça sent la corruption
4 adverb
(a) (forcefully) en plein;
she went smack into a wall elle est rentrée en plein dans un mur;
he caught him smack on the chin il l'a frappé en plein sur le menton;
she kissed him smack on the lips elle l'a embrassé en plein sur la bouche
(b) (exactly) en plein;
smack or {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} smack dab in the middle en plein milieu, au beau milieu ;
we arrived smack or {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} smack dab in the middle of the meeting nous sommes arrivés au beau milieu de la réunion

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