What does gifle in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word gifle in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gifle in French.

The word gifle in French means slap, smack, slap in the face, slap, smack, smack, sting, give a slap, give a smack, give a slap, give a slap. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gifle

slap, smack

nom féminin (coup)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marion n'a jamais oublié la gifle qu'elle a reçue à l'âge de 8 ans.
Marion never forgot the smack she got when she was 8.

slap in the face

nom féminin (humiliation) (humiliation: figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son échec aux élections est une gifle pour lui.
His failure at the elections is a slap in the face for him.

slap, smack

verbe transitif (mettre une claque)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Excédé, le père gifla son fils.
In his fury, the father slapped (or: smacked) his son.

smack, sting

verbe transitif (figuré (cingler) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Une brise carabinée giflait le visage du marin de quart.
A fierce wind stung the watchkeeper's face.

give a slap, give a smack

locution verbale (familier (gifler)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

give a slap

(frapper, baffer [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

give a slap

locution verbale (familier (gifler [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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