dar golpe

1.
SpainLatin Americawidespreadneutral
- To strike or deliver a physical blow to someone or something.
- To hit or impact with force.
2.
SpainLatin Americawidespreadcolloquial
- (Typically used in the negative: no dar golpe) To refrain from working or making any effort; to idle or loaf.
- To adopt a habitually inactive or lazy lifestyle, performing little or no productive work.
3.
SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
- To carry out a sudden, decisive action that yields a large gain, often used for a lucrative criminal act such as a robbery or heist (equivalent to 'pull off the job' or 'make the score').
- To execute a coup or bold strategic move (e.g., political coup), especially when described as 'dar un golpe'.

Examples:

ES: De pesca, de caza... 40 años sin dar golpe, le eligen gobernador y se cree Tarzán.
EN: Fishing, duck shooting... A guy who's done nothing for the last 40 years gets elected governor and he's a Tarzan.
ES: Querías no dar golpe y lo has conseguido, estarás contento.
EN: It's just what you wanted!
ES: No te importará dar golpe de vez en cuando... al menos para justificar tu elevada posición, ¿verdad?
EN: You wouldn't mind working just once in a while... just to justify this lofty position, would you?
ES: Mi abuelo William era hipnotizador. Y toda la ciudad interpretaba este dón suyo... como una forma de vivir sin dar golpe.
EN: My grandfather William was a hypnotist and the whole town believed his hypnotism was prompted by a desire to go through life without any effort.
ES: Sin trabajar, sin dar golpe, tendrá muchísimo dinero.
EN: If you did, you wouldn't need to do much and you'd have loads of money.
ES: Robar, cobrar el paro bajo otro nombre... no dar golpe, holgazanear y hablar como el culo.
EN: Signin' on under a false name. A casual approach to work. Laziness.
ES: - Parece una excusa para no dar golpe.
EN: - Sounds like an excuse to loaf around.
ES: -Bueno, supongo que seguiré estudiando y, no sé, lo que tengo claro, supongo que será algo que te ha dicho mucha gente aquí, y es que no piensa volver a dar golpe en su vida,
EN: I guess I´ll keep studying and what´s clear is what many have told me here.
ES: -Lleva años sin dar golpe.
EN: -He hasn't hit for years.
ES: Solo te puedo decir que a partir de mañana seré lo suficientemente rico como para no tener que volver a dar golpe en mi vida...
EN: All I can tell you is that after tomorrow I'll be so rich I won't have to do a stroke of work again.

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