Significado de rap en inglés
raprap1 /ræp/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1music [countable, uncountable] (also rap music) a type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beattipo de música popular en el que las palabras de una canción no se cantan, sino que se recitan al ritmo de una música con un compás constante: 
a popular rap songuna canción de rap popular2knock [countable] a series of quick sharp hits or knocksserie de golpes rápidos y secos: She was woken by a sharp rap on the door.La despertó un golpe seco en la puerta.3crime [countable] American English informalinformal a statement by the police saying that someone is responsible for a serious crimedeclaración policial en la que se acusa a alguien de un delito grave SYN chargemurder/robbery etc rap The kid’s been cited twice on drunk-driving raps.Al chico lo han citado dos veces por cargos de conducir ebrio. → rap sheet4take the rap (for something) to be blamed or punished for a mistake or crime, especially unfairlyser culpado o castigado por un error o delito, especialmente de manera injusta: Bo was left to take the rap for Victor’s murder.Bo tuvo que cargar con la culpa del asesinato de Victor.5beat the rap American English informalinformal to avoid being punished for a crimeevitar ser castigado por un delito6a rap on/over the knuckles a)informalinformal a punishment or criticism that is not very severecastigo o crítica no muy severos: The New York Post received an official rap over the knuckles for the way it reported the story.El New York Post recibió una reprimenda oficial por la forma en que cubrió la noticia. b)if someone gives a child a rap on the knuckles, they hit them on the back of their hand as a punishmentsi alguien le da a un niño un rap on the knuckles, le golpea el dorso de la mano como castigo7a bum/bad rap especially American English informalinformal unfair treatment or punishmenttrato o castigo injusto: Cleveland always gets a bum rap in the press.Cleveland siempre recibe un trato injusto en la prensa.
Ver todas las traducciones1music [countable, uncountable] (also rap music) a type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beattipo de música popular en el que las palabras de una canción no se cantan, sino que se recitan al ritmo de una música con un compás constante: a popular rap songuna canción de rap popular2knock [countable] a series of quick sharp hits or knocksserie de golpes rápidos y secos: She was woken by a sharp rap on the door.La despertó un golpe seco en la puerta.3crime [countable] American English informalinformal a statement by the police saying that someone is responsible for a serious crimedeclaración policial en la que se acusa a alguien de un delito grave SYN chargemurder/robbery etc rap The kid’s been cited twice on drunk-driving raps.Al chico lo han citado dos veces por cargos de conducir ebrio. → rap sheet4take the rap (for something) to be blamed or punished for a mistake or crime, especially unfairlyser culpado o castigado por un error o delito, especialmente de manera injusta: Bo was left to take the rap for Victor’s murder.Bo tuvo que cargar con la culpa del asesinato de Victor.5beat the rap American English informalinformal to avoid being punished for a crimeevitar ser castigado por un delito6a rap on/over the knuckles a)informalinformal a punishment or criticism that is not very severecastigo o crítica no muy severos: The New York Post received an official rap over the knuckles for the way it reported the story.El New York Post recibió una reprimenda oficial por la forma en que cubrió la noticia. b)if someone gives a child a rap on the knuckles, they hit them on the back of their hand as a punishmentsi alguien le da a un niño un rap on the knuckles, le golpea el dorso de la mano como castigo7a bum/bad rap especially American English informalinformal unfair treatment or punishmenttrato o castigo injusto: Cleveland always gets a bum rap in the press.Cleveland siempre recibe un trato injusto en la prensa.raprap2 verb (past tense and past participle rapped, present participle rapping) 1hit [intransitive, transitive] to hit or knock something quickly several timesgolpear algo rápidamente varias veces: She rapped the table with her pen.Golpeó la mesa con su bolígrafo.rap on/at Angrily she rapped on his window.Furiosa, golpeó su ventana.► see thesaurus at hit2music [intransitive] to say the words of a rap songrecitar las palabras de una canción de rap3criticize [transitive] to criticize someone angrily – used especially in news reportscriticar a alguien con enojo — usado especialmente en noticias SYN slam: a film rapped by critics for its excessive violenceuna película criticada por los críticos por su violencia excesiva4say (also rap out) [transitive] to say something loudly, suddenly, and in a way that sounds angrydecir algo en voz alta, de repente y con tono enojado: ‘Come on,’ he rapped impatiently.«Vamos», dijo él con impaciencia.5rap somebody on/over the knuckles (also rap somebody’s knuckles) a)to punish or criticize someone for something, but not very severelycastigar o criticar a alguien por algo, pero no con demasiada severidad: He had his knuckles rapped sharply for meddling in foreign policy.Le reprendieron severamente por entrometerse en la política exterior. b)to punish a child by hitting them on the back of their handcastigar a un niño golpeándole el dorso de la mano
1hit [intransitive, transitive] to hit or knock something quickly several timesgolpear algo rápidamente varias veces: She rapped the table with her pen.Golpeó la mesa con su bolígrafo.rap on/at Angrily she rapped on his window.Furiosa, golpeó su ventana.► see thesaurus at hit2music [intransitive] to say the words of a rap songrecitar las palabras de una canción de rap3criticize [transitive] to criticize someone angrily – used especially in news reportscriticar a alguien con enojo — usado especialmente en noticias SYN slam: a film rapped by critics for its excessive violenceuna película criticada por los críticos por su violencia excesiva4say (also rap out) [transitive] to say something loudly, suddenly, and in a way that sounds angrydecir algo en voz alta, de repente y con tono enojado: ‘Come on,’ he rapped impatiently.«Vamos», dijo él con impaciencia.5rap somebody on/over the knuckles (also rap somebody’s knuckles) a)to punish or criticize someone for something, but not very severelycastigar o criticar a alguien por algo, pero no con demasiada severidad: He had his knuckles rapped sharply for meddling in foreign policy.Le reprendieron severamente por entrometerse en la política exterior. b)to punish a child by hitting them on the back of their handcastigar a un niño golpeándole el dorso de la mano