wrist-slap
wrist-slap · wrist-slaps
получить по рукам, получить по шапке
but see zu milde Strafe
A mild reprimand, especially one that many observers might consider too lenientA mild reprimand, especially one that many observers might consider too lenient.
Meaning
1 senses(countable)A mild reprimand, especially one that many observers might consider too lenient.
Some crimes clearly warrant more than a mere wrist-slap — physically dangerous people must be removed from circulation.
but see zu milde Strafe
получи́ть по рука́мpolučítʹ po rukám, получи́ть по ша́пкеpolučítʹ po šápke
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
overly mild punishment:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
overly mild punishment:
Forms
plural: wrist-slaps| Singular | wrist-slap |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsslap on the wristslap on the armslap on the hand
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.