Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

He makes you want to slap his face

Turkish translation:

tam tokatlık

Added to glossary by Hellinas
Mar 17, 2015 09:30
9 yrs ago
English term

He makes you want to slap his face

Non-PRO English to Turkish Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings idiom
A relatively common idiom referring to someone who has an irritating face such that you want to slap it. The Germans have the word Backpfeifengesicht for a 'face that should be slapped' e.g.
-When GWB smirks on TV, my German friend Uwe tells me that he sees a 'Backpfeifengesicht'.
In French it is tête à claques, translated loosely as "a face so ugly, you want to slap it", which can refer to those speaking the French of Quebec & is also the title of a well known French film.
The Greeks talk of 'a face for slaps'- ´εχει φάτσα για γροθιές.
Do the Turkish have such an expression for a Backpfeifengesicht?
Proposed translations (Turkish)
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tam tokatlık

Not exactly word-to-word translation, but it is quite common and gender-free.
Back translation would be something like: '(suggested: his/her face is) worth slapping'

Another one would be 'tokatlayasın geliyor' (makes you want to slap him/her)

Hope this helps.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Nagme. Wouldn't that be in full tam tokatlık bir yüzü var? I like the brevity of your version over other alternatives which have been given me çok tokat atılası bir yüzü var or yüzüne baktıkça tokat atasım geliyor. "
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