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ESCUCHAR

Listen : to pay attention to what someone tells you and accept what they say

- I listen to the radio while I have breakfast.

Hear: perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something).

- My grandmother can’t hear very well.

eavesdrop: to secretly listen to a conversation

- He stood outside the door eavesdropping on their conversation.

Heed: to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning

- The airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice/warnings about lack of
safety routines.

Hark: listening with very attention

GOLPEAR

Hit : bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly
and forcefully.

Strike: hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

- he raised his hand, as if to strike me

beat: strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them,
typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

- if we were caught we were beaten

knock: strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through
a door.

- I knocked on the kitchen door

Slap: hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

- my sister slapped my face

whack: strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

- his attacker whacked him on the head

thump: hit (someone or something) heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.

- Holman thumped the desk with his hand


Rap: strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract
attention.

- he stood up and rapped the table

club: beat (a person or animal) with a club or similar implement.

- the islanders clubbed whales to death

wallop: strike or hit (someone or something) very hard.

- they walloped the back of his head with a stick

clobber: hit (someone) hard.

- if he does that I'll clobber him!

Bop: hit; punch lightly.

- I warned him I'd bop him on the nose if he tried it

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