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cocotazo

English translation: a rap on the head

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Spanish term or phrase:cocotazo
English translation:a rap on the head
Entered by: Ltemes

16:40 May 3, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: cocotazo
En ciertos países, un "cocotazo" es un golpe en la cabeza dado com los nudillos.

Dominicanismo Parte III -
Cocotazo: Golpe dado con los nudillos en la coronilla de una cabeza ajena (más con la intensión de fastidiar que de hacer daño físico).
Mucho ruido y pocos libros / Manuel Vázquez Portal / Grupo de ... - [ Translate this page ]
... niño, ¿qué te dije?-; faltaba el de Norberto Fuentes sobre el caso del general
Ochoa -que te calles, cabrón, que te voy a dar un cocotazo-; faltaban los de ...
www.cubanet.org/CNews/y00/feb00/17a7.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

El Nalgazo Alexis y Fido Desafío ...By.juanjo_prez ... - [ Translate this page ]
... Asi que dale, dale Dale un nalgazo Ella le gusta que le den cantazos Asi que dale,
dale Dale un cantazo Te voy a dar un nalgazo Te voy a dar un cocotazo Te voy ...
www.reggaetonlyrics.com/liricas/txt/desafio-ayf.txt - 3k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

Foro de Telenovelas en Puerto Rico - [ Translate this page ]
... Victor F. on Mar 4, 2003: Mery me mata...jajajjaja...olvidé verla anoche!!!..
Maríz on Mar 4, 2003: Te voy a dar un cocotazo jajajajaja! ...


Prometo un buen cocotazo para el que sepa la palabra en inglés que describa este tipo de golpe, si tal palabra existe.
George Rabel
Local time: 13:05
a rap on the head
Explanation:
My Little KnuckleHead
... day. I call him knuckle-head because he is the type that makes people
want to give him a rap on the head with their knuckles. He ...
www.nogreaterjoy.org/newpage2.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

Nicole M.
... illness. Every Sunday my whole family and I go to church. If a kid goes
to sleep the watchmen would give you a rap on the head. During ...
www.oswego.org/staff/ccarroll/portfolio/nicole_m_.htm - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Translation unit 7 - [ Translate this page ]
... listening to the tedious explanations of the teacher of the moment, (while) trying
not to get distracted, because otherwise you risked getting a rap on the head ...
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Ltemes
United States
Local time: 10:05
Grading comment
Muchas gracias. Aprendí la palabra "noogie", que no conocía, pero creo que "rap" describe mejor the cocotazo. Sendos cocotazos de agradecimiento para todos!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1a rap on the head
Ltemes
5 +1noogie
Eng2Span
4a knuckle on the head
Ivannia Garcia
4a knock / thump on the head
Refugio


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a knuckle on the head


Explanation:
or if you prefer the verb: KNUCKLE SOMEONE'S HEAD. It's a little informal, but widely used.

Fanzing 51 - December 2002 - In Search of Kal-El - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Jam-Gri said, "The kid's a hothead. What can I tell you?" He grabbed
Nathon around the neck and playfully knuckled his head. "Go ...
www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing51/fiction5.shtml - 47k - En caché - Páginas similares



The Breaking - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Isaiah grimaced. "Whatever.". The blonde marched over and knuckled his head.
"Watch it, fellah! You'll feel the same way in a few years, trust me. ...
www.djordanredhawk.net/breaking/one.htm - 65k - En caché - Páginas similares

GOOD LUCK!

Ivannia Garcia
Local time: 11:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a rap on the head


Explanation:
My Little KnuckleHead
... day. I call him knuckle-head because he is the type that makes people
want to give him a rap on the head with their knuckles. He ...
www.nogreaterjoy.org/newpage2.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

Nicole M.
... illness. Every Sunday my whole family and I go to church. If a kid goes
to sleep the watchmen would give you a rap on the head. During ...
www.oswego.org/staff/ccarroll/portfolio/nicole_m_.htm - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Translation unit 7 - [ Translate this page ]
... listening to the tedious explanations of the teacher of the moment, (while) trying
not to get distracted, because otherwise you risked getting a rap on the head ...
www.eoiburgos.es/Gabriel/translationunit7.html - 5k - Cached - Similar pages



Ltemes
United States
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Muchas gracias. Aprendí la palabra "noogie", que no conocía, pero creo que "rap" describe mejor the cocotazo. Sendos cocotazos de agradecimiento para todos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luisa Ramos, CT
37 mins
  -> muchas gracias :>)
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
noogie


Explanation:
Ouch!



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Note added at 19 mins (2004-05-03 16:59:59 GMT)
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Technically (ha ha) the noogie is more of a rub, where the cocotazo is a strike, but kids use them interchangeably... :-)

Noogie
Noogie. A noogie is the act of rubbing one\'s knuckles on another person\'s
head. It can be very painful if much pressure is applied ...
www.fact-index.com/n/no/noogie.html - 3k - Cached - Similar pages

nitecrawler: noogie noogie
... December 17, 2003. noogie noogie. ... So I had to pull out a different stock fake photo
of Bush giving Saddam a noogie. Why, those two rascally scamps! GW & Co. ...
donfox.blogdns.org/archives/000478.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

IMAO: I Don\'t Think Anyone Has Used a Noogie in a Diplomatic ...
... a Noogie in a Diplomatic Situation Since Teddy Roosevelt ... As soon as the talks start,
he can grab Jong in a headlock and start giving him a noogie. Jong: Ahh! ...
www.imao.us/archives/000481.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

Eng2Span
United States
Local time: 13:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PB Trans: that's it! :-) http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Noogie
2 mins
  -> Thanks Pina!
neutral  Luisa Ramos, CT: No, no, el noogie es lo que se hacían Los Tres Chiflados (The Three Stooges).
55 mins
  -> Why youououou! :-)
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a knock / thump on the head


Explanation:
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Refugio
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 46
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