palmada
Meanings
Noun
1. slap (a blow with the palm of the hand)
2. clap (the act of striking the palms of the hands together) (chiefly in the plural)
Examples12
dar palmadas
to clap
Yo le di una palmada en la espalda.
I clapped him on the back.
Tom se merece una palmada en la espalda.
Tom deserves a pat on the back.
Él me dio una palmada en el hombro.
He tapped me on the shoulder.
Ella me dio una palmada en el hombro.
She patted me on the shoulder.
Bill me dio una palmadita en el hombro.
Bill tapped me on the shoulder.