Sonar
To deliver a beating or a thrashing, specifically used in the context of a mother disciplining her child.
If you keep misbehaving, I am going to sonar you!
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Tag: castigar
Definitions tagged castigar in the street dictionary.
BoliviaPalo limpio
To give someone a sound thrashing or a heavy beating. Although the literal meaning refers to a stick, the phrase describes hitting someone hard and is most often used as a warning or a threat of physical discipline.
A: I told you that if you brought home bad grades again I was going to give you a palo limpio. B: Oh, mom, it is just that I do not understand this math...
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PanamáDar una limpia
To give someone a severe beating or thrashing, jokingly described as being so thorough that it purges all their past mistakes and leaves them clean. (A limpia is traditionally a spiritual cleansing ritual performed by folk healers to remove bad luck or evil spirits, but here the cleansing is purely physical and violent.)
A: 'Dad, I am pregnant.' B: 'Damn that idiot boyfriend of yours! When I catch him I am going to dar una limpia to that bastard!'
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EVIL
A person who does bad things and gets hit with a belt or a flip-flop as punishment (referring to common methods of physical discipline in Latino households).
Like a murderer who should be punished with a belt or a flip-flop.
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Estados UnidosCastigar
To discipline someone by whipping them hard with a belt for being a brat, leaving marks so they learn their lesson (physical discipline using a belt is a common cultural reference for strict parenting in many Hispanic households).
I am going to give you a cinturonazo.
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canear
To chew someone out or give them a hard time, typically as a punishment for disobeying an order or failing to meet expectations.
If you don't finish the work by 9, I'm going to canear you.
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EspañaNalguear
To spank someone or give them a smack on the behind.
I am going to nalguear this kid, he is a total brat.
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VenezuelaPela
A physical beating or a thrashing, most commonly referring to corporal punishment given by parents to children for bad behavior. It also describes a crushing defeat in sports or competitions, or a one-sided fight where someone gets beaten up badly (in the Dominican Republic, it is a very common way to describe parental discipline).
1. I got a bad grade at school, when my mom finds out she is going to give me a pela. 2. Dude, did you see how that car passed you during the race? They gave you a pela. 3. That guy hit you really hard. What a pela, my God.
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República Dominicana