colpire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
- bang noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- flabbergast verb To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
- hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
- hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
- impact noun The force of one object striking another; a collision.
- pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
- slap noun A quick blow with the open hand.
- smite verb (literary) To strike hard, especially with a weapon or divine power.
- strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
- thump noun A heavy blow, or the dull sound it makes.
- whack verb To hit something hard and sharply.
- whoop noun A loud shout of joy or excitement.
Senses
colpire is used for these senses in English:
- affect (transitive, pathology) Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
- bang (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
- beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- blow away (transitive, idiomatic, US) To flabbergast; to impress greatly.
- flabbergast (transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner. [from late 18th c.]
- hammer To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
- hit (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- pound (transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
affect — full definition
- verb To influence or make a difference to something.
- verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.
bang — full definition
- noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- verb To hit something hard, often producing a loud noise.
- noun In plural, a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead (chiefly US).