frapper
French → English
(Action) To hit: to strike someone or something with a blow or force
Il l'invectiva et le frappa à la face devant tous les témoins.
(English) He insulted him and hit him in the face in front of all the witnesses.
Les assaillants le frappaient sauvagement par derrière avec des barres de fer.
(English) The attackers were hitting him savagely from behind with iron bars.
(Cognition) To impress: to have a strong impact on the mind or senses
Ce qui me frappait le plus en lui, c’était son sourire engageant.
(English) What impressed me most about him was his engaging smile.
Le bruit sourd de la chute frappa d’épouvante tous les spectateurs.
(English) The dull thud of the fall struck all the spectators with terror.
Entry ID: fr:en:frapper · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary