SLAP ON THE WRIST

Meaning of SLAP ON THE WRIST in English

a gentle usually ineffectual reprimand

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SLAP ON THE WRIST — phrasal a gentle usually ineffectual reprimand
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLAP ON THE WRIST — I. phrasal : a gentle usually ineffectual reprimand punishment will be more than just a slap on the wrist and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLAP ON THE WRIST — : a gentle usually ineffectual reprimand
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLAP ON THE WRIST — a mild reprimand or punishment. → slap
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLAP ON THE WRIST — The law ought to be tighter. It mustn't give criminals just a slap on the wrist — Закон должен быть …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLAP — I. ˈslap noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English slop, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle High German slupf place …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRIST — ˈrist noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian wrist, wirst …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRIST — (n.) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin.
Английский словарь Webster
WRIST — ( n. ) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRIST — /rist/ , n. 1. the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand. 2. the joint …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLAP — slap 1 — slapper , n. /slap/ , n. , v. , slapped, slapping , adv. n. 1. a sharp …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLAP — I. ˈslap noun Etymology: Middle English slop, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Dutch slippen to slip Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRIST — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German rist wrist, ankle, Old English wrǣstan to twist …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRIST — noun a stud or pin which forms a journal; also called wrist pin. 2. wrist ·noun the joint, or …
Webster English vocab
SLAP — vt to strike with the open hand, or with something broad. 2. slap ·noun a blow, ·esp. one given with …
Webster English vocab
WRIST — [wrist] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to MHG rist wrist, ankle, OE wraestan to twist--more at wrest] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLAP — [slap] n [ME slop, fr. MD; akin to MD slippen to slip] (14c) dial Brit: opening, breach [2]slap vt slapped …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WRIST — also called carpus complex joint between the five metacarpal bones of the hand and the radius and ulna bones of …
Britannica English vocabulary
WRIST — wrist BrE AmE rɪst ▷ wrists rɪsts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WRIST — / rɪst; NAmE / noun the joint between the hand and the arm : She's broken her wrist. He wore …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAP — / slæp; NAmE / verb , noun , adverb ■ verb ( -pp- ) [ vn ] 1. to hit …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRIST — wrist /rɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] the part of your body where your hand joins …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLAP — I. ˌslap ˈbang BrE AmE ( also slap ) adverb informal 1 . if you run, drive etc slap bang …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRIST — n. 1 the part connecting the hand with the forearm. 2 the corresponding part in an animal. 3 the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLAP — v., n., & adv. --v. (slapped, slapping) 1 tr. & intr. strike with the palm of the hand or a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRIST — n. 1 the part connecting the hand with the forearm. 2 the corresponding part in an animal. 3 the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLAP — v., n., & adv. v. (slapped, slapping) 1 tr. & intr. strike with the palm of the hand or a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRIST — n.1 the part connecting the hand with the forearm. 2 the corresponding part in an animal. 3 the part of …
Oxford English vocab
WRIST — ( wrists) Your wrist is the part of your body between your hand and your arm which bends when you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAP — ( slaps, slapping, slapped) 1. If you slap someone, you hit them with the palm of your hand. He would …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRIST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flick of the wrist ▪ With a flick of the wrist , Frye sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLAP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES happy slapping slap bang ▪ I ran slap bang into a lamp-post. COLLOCATIONS FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WRIST — [noun] [C] - the part of the body between the hand and the armI sprained my wrist while playing squash.See …
Cambridge English vocab
SLAP — Synonyms and related words : Parthian shot, abruptly, altogether, attack, back answer, bang, bash, bat, beat, biff, blip, blow, box, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Slang English vocab
SLAP — I. slap noun 1. Synonyms: cuff , box, ||bust, chop, clout, haymaker, poke, punch, smack, sock 2. Synonyms: affront , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WRIST — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bony , slender , small , thin , tiny ▪ limp , weak ▪ broken , fractured …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLAP — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle , light , little , playful ▪ She gave him a playful ~ on the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WRIST — • ↑ a slap on the wrist
Longman Activator English vocab
SLAP — See ↑ HIT 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a slap on the wrist • ↑ smack/slap
Longman Activator English vocab
SLAP — n. 25B6; verb he slapped her hard : HIT, strike, smack, clout, cuff, thump, punch, spank; informal whack, thwack, wallop, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLAP — v. 1 smack, cuff, whack, rap; spank; Colloq clout, wallop He said something extremely rude so she slapped him 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WRIST — сущ. 1) запястье 2) тех. цапфа запястье (анатомия) лучезапястный сустав манжета, обшлаг (рукава) крага (перчатки) (техническое) цапфа > * of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLAP — 1. сущ. шлепок Syn : blow 2. гл. 1) хлопать, шлепать to slap a naughty child ≈ отшлепать непослушного ребенка …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WRIST — wrist.ogg rıst n 1. запястье 2. анат. лучезапястный сустав 3. 1> манжета, обшлаг ( рукава ) 2> крага ( перчатки …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WRIST — 1) палец ( кривошипа, шатуна ) 2) запястье; запястный шарнир ( робота ) 3) швейн. манжета; крага • - compliant …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WRIST — 1) палец (кривошипа, шатуна) 2) запястье; запястный шарнир (робота) 3) швейн. манжета; крага • - compliant wrist
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WRIST — wrist сущ.1) запястье 2) манжета; крага; обшлаг 3) диал. подъем ноги; лодыжка 4) тех. цапфа
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WRIST — n 1. запястье 2. анат. лучезапястный сустав 3. 1> манжета, обшлаг ( рукава ) 2> крага ( перчатки ) 4. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WRIST — сущ. 1) запястье •• to give smb. a slap on the wrist, to slap smb's wrist — осадить кого-л. 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SLAP — I 1. сущ. 1) сильный удар, шлепок ( обычно ладонью руки ) Syn: blow I, smack II 1. 2) порыв …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WRIST — сущ. 1) запястье •• to give smb. a slap on the wrist, to slap smb's wrist — осадить кого-л. 2) манжета; крага; обшлаг 3) диал. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SLAP — I 1. сущ. 1) сильный удар, шлепок (обычно ладонью руки) Syn: blow I, smack II 1. 2) порыв ветра Syn: gust I 3) замечание, выговор; неодобрение, осуждение - slap …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WRIST — 1) запястье ( напр. руки робота ) 2) палец кривошипа; палец шатуна • - spherical wrist - three-roll wrist - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
WRIST — 1) запястье (напр. руки робота) 2) палец кривошипа; палец шатуна • - spherical wrist - three-roll wrist - wrist of robot
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