frapper

Les garçons frappaient sur les toits et ébranlaient les murs.
The boys beat on the roofs and shook the walls.
Les gardes ne nous frappaient jamais quand il était là.
The guards would never strike us when he was present.
Comme les gars qui me frappaient à l'école.
Like the guys who beat me up in high school.
Ils me frappaient si fort que je ne le supportais plus.
They hit me so hard I couldn't stand it anymore.
Ils se battaient entre eux et se frappaient parfois.
They fought among themselves and sometimes hit each other.
Les hommes les frappaient, ou faisaient ce qu'ils voulaient.
The men, they hit her, or do what they want.
Cet homme et un autre nous frappaient.
This man and the other one were severely beating us.
L'autre jour, ils frappaient les moines.
Only the other day they were beating up the monks.
Les temps où les hommes frappaient sur leurs doigtslettres propres noms, partis depuis longtemps.
Times when men knocked on their fingers onletters own names, long gone.
Les trois footballeurs qui me frappaient à l'école.
The three football players who used to beat me up in high school.
Ils frappaient, je suis allé ouvrir.
They were knocking, and I went to the door.
Alors, ils le frappaient plus fort.
So they hit him harder.
Et ils crachaient contre lui, prenaient le roseau, et frappaient sur sa tête.
They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
Et ils crachaient contre lui, prenaient le roseau, et frappaient sur sa tête.
And they spat upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
Les autres me frappaient, avant, tu sais ?
I was bullied as a child, you know?
Ils avaient un garçon. Si je faisais mal, ils le frappaient à ma place.
They had a boy. If I did something bad, they beat him in my place.
Ils me frappaient parce que je suis en chaleur et ils ne peuvent pas s'aider eux-mêmes.
They were hitting on me because I'm in heat and they can't help themselves.
Certains frappaient à la porte et demandaient à entrer.
Some of them would knock on the door and ask to be invited in to visit.
Je disais qu'ils frappaient vraiment n'importe comment.
I said that is not the way to kick.
- Que ses parents le frappaient.
That his parents beat him up all the time.
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