whack

frapper, taper

Frapper quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec force, souvent avec la main ou un objet plat.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something hard, often with a flat object or your hand.

• He whacked the ball.
• She whacked the table with her hand.
• A falling branch whacked me on the shoulder.

Comment l'utiliser : whack someone/something with something (He whacked the ball with a bat.); whack someone on something (She whacked him on the arm.)

Synonymes : hit, strike, smack

Expressions courantes : whack someone hard, whack a ball, whack with something

partager, répartir

Diviser quelque chose entre plusieurs personnes pour que chacune reçoive une part.

En anglais simple : To divide something among several people so each gets a share.

• They whacked up the money.
• The thieves whacked the spoils equally.
• We whacked up the profits among all four partners.

Comment l'utiliser : whack something up among someone (They whacked the profits up among the partners.)

Synonymes : divide, share out, distribute

Expressions courantes : whack up something, whack the spoils

essai, tentative

Tentative pour faire quelque chose, ou occasion de l’essayer.

En anglais simple : An attempt to do something, or a chance to try it.

• Let me have a whack.
• She took a whack at solving the puzzle.
• Do you want another whack at it?

Comment l'utiliser : take a whack at something/doing something (Let me take a whack at fixing the bike.)

Synonymes : try, go, attempt, shot

Expressions courantes : take a whack, whack at something, give someone a whack

barre oblique inversée

Nom familier de la barre oblique inversée utilisée dans les chemins de fichiers informatiques.

En anglais simple : An informal name for the backslash symbol used in computer file paths.

• Type a whack after the drive letter.
• He said whack when reading the file path aloud.
• In this path, two whacks separate the folder names.

Synonymes : backslash

Expressions courantes : type a whack, colon whack