Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 schlagen
, 🇪🇸 golpear
, 🇮🇹 picchiare
, 🇵🇹 bater
, 🇨🇳 击打
, 🇯🇵 叩く
, 🇰🇷 치다
, 🇸🇦 ضرب
, 🇮🇳 घूँसना
Usage Examples
- Il a frappé la porte trois fois avant qu'on l'ouvre.
- Elle frappe le tambour pour garder le rythme.
- Le chien a frappé le portail quand il voulait sortir.
Etymology
**Etymology**
The French verb *frapper* comes from Old French *frapper* (12th c.), which in turn derives from Latin *fricāre* “to rub, to strike.” Originally it denoted rubbing or beating, and over time its sense narrowed to striking with an instrument or hand. The term is cognate with Latin *frictio* “friction” and with English *friction* and *fricative* in the sense of “to strike.”
Synonyms
taper
battre
marteler
percuter
claquer
heurter
pétrer
Antonyms
embrasser
caresser
toucher
éviter