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I couldn’t clap because I held the bottle, but I always wanted to.Yo no podía aplaudir porque tenía la botella en las manos, pero siempre me quedaba con ganas.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
We both listened together to the rain pour down and the thunder clap and smelled the earth rising to greet us.Juntas escuchábamos cómo caía la lluvia y retumbaban los truenos, y olíamos la tierra que se elevaba para saludarnos.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
Instead, he clapped Francis on the back and sardonically added, "Come on.– Venga -añadió de buen humor y le dio unas palmaditas en la espalda-.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Big Black put out his massive hand and clapped me on the shoulder.Negro Grande me dio unas palmaditas en el hombro con su manaza.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Macro smiled and clapped his optio on the shoulder, carefully avoiding his injured side.-Macro sonrió y le dio una palmada en el hombro a su optio, con cuidado de no darle en el lado herido.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
He crashed knee-deep into ice-cold water. His arms and legs flayed in a panic, splashing water like claps of thunder.Aterrizó de pie en la corriente, con el agua hasta la rodilla, y agitó brazos y piernas, presa del pánico, con chapoteos que resonaban como truenos.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
On the far side of the great hall the head steward clapped his hands, and the slaves moved closer to the guest's laden tables.Al otro extremo del enorme salón, el jefe de camareros dio unas palmadas y los esclavos se acercaron a las repletas mesas de los invitados.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
His sister had clapped and jumped up and down, her ringlets bouncing with joy.Su hermana había aplaudido y dado brincos, haciendo saltar sus rizos de la alegría.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
The clueless painters clapped too.Los pintores despistados también.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
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Collocations
clap of thunder
trueno
clap hands
aplaudir
Word forms
clap
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | clapped |
Imperative | clap |
Present Participle (Participle I) | clapping |
Past Participle (Participle II) | clapped |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I clap | we clap |
you clap | you clap |
he/she/it claps | they clap |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am clapping | we are clapping |
you are clapping | you are clapping |
he/she/it is clapping | they are clapping |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have clapped | we have clapped |
you have clapped | you have clapped |
he/she/it has clapped | they have clapped |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been clapping | we have been clapping |
you have been clapping | you have been clapping |
he/she/it has been clapping | they have been clapping |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I clapped | we clapped |
you clapped | you clapped |
he/she/it clapped | they clapped |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was clapping | we were clapping |
you were clapping | you were clapping |
he/she/it was clapping | they were clapping |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had clapped | we had clapped |
you had clapped | you had clapped |
he/she/it had clapped | they had clapped |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been clapping | we had been clapping |
you had been clapping | you had been clapping |
he/she/it had been clapping | they had been clapping |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will clap | we shall/will clap |
you will clap | you will clap |
he/she/it will clap | they will clap |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be clapping | we shall/will be clapping |
you will be clapping | you will be clapping |
he/she/it will be clapping | they will be clapping |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have clapped | we shall/will have clapped |
you will have clapped | you will have clapped |
he/she/it will have clapped | they will have clapped |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been clapping | we shall/will have been clapping |
you will have been clapping | you will have been clapping |
he/she/it will have been clapping | they will have been clapping |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would clap | we should/would clap |
you would clap | you would clap |
he/she/it would clap | they would clap |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be clapping | we should/would be clapping |
you would be clapping | you would be clapping |
he/she/it would be clapping | they would be clapping |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have clapped | we should/would have clapped |
you would have clapped | you would have clapped |
he/she/it would have clapped | they would have clapped |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been clapping | we should/would have been clapping |
you would have been clapping | you would have been clapping |
he/she/it would have been clapping | they would have been clapping |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am clapped | we are clapped |
you are clapped | you are clapped |
he/she/it is clapped | they are clapped |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being clapped | we are being clapped |
you are being clapped | you are being clapped |
he/she/it is being clapped | they are being clapped |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been clapped | we have been clapped |
you have been clapped | you have been clapped |
he/she/it has been clapped | they have been clapped |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was clapped | we were clapped |
you were clapped | you were clapped |
he/she/it was clapped | they were clapped |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being clapped | we were being clapped |
you were being clapped | you were being clapped |
he/she/it was being clapped | they were being clapped |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been clapped | we had been clapped |
you had been clapped | you had been clapped |
he/she/it had been clapped | they had been clapped |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be clapped | we shall/will be clapped |
you will be clapped | you will be clapped |
he/she/it will be clapped | they will be clapped |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been clapped | we shall/will have been clapped |
you will have been clapped | you will have been clapped |
he/she/it will have been clapped | they will have been clapped |
clap
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | clap | claps |
Possessive case | clap's | claps' |