rap

English → French

rap

English → French
/ræp/
1 noun
(= noise) petit coup sec masculine, (= blow) tape feminine, (= criminal charge) inculpation feminine, (= prison sentence) condamnation feminine, (= music) rap masculine
  • there was a sharp rap at the kitchen window on a frappé sèchement à la fenêtre de la cuisine
  • to give someone a rap on the knuckles (= rebuke) taper sur les doigts de quelqu’un
  • to hang a murder rap on someone faire endosser un meurtre à quelqu’un
1 more example
  • to take the rap (= blame) familier se faire taper sur les doigts
2 transitive verb
  • to get one’s knuckles rapped familier se faire taper sur les doigts
3 intransitive verb
(= knock) frapper, (Music) rapper
  • to rap at the door frapper à la porte
4 compounds
▸ rap artist noun
rappeur(‑euse) masculine or feminine
▸ rap music noun
musique rap feminine
▸ rap session noun
(= chat) discussion à bâtons rompus feminine
▸ rap sheet noun
(= police record) casier judiciaire masculine
Inflected forms (3)raps, rapped, rapping

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