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baffe
A slap or smack.
In a sentence
L'enfant a reçu une baffe pour avoir désobéi.
The child received a slap for having disobeyed.
In this sentence, 'baffe' is used to refer to a slap in the context of a physical punishment.
Après un tel échec, cela ressemblait à une baffe émotionnelle.
After such a failure, it felt like an emotional slap.
Here, 'baffe' is used metaphorically to signify an emotional impact or backlash.
Il a donné une baffe à son adversaire en un seul coup.
He slapped his opponent with one single strike.
In this sentence, 'baffe' is used in the context of physical confrontation or strike.
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