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slapped his name on the front
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Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
added his first name in front of the existing name of the bar
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slapping implies placing in a careless manner:
3 : to place summarily and often carelessly *carved a T bun into three horizontal slices, slapped two beef patties between them— Time* *little hats slapped against the back of the head— Lois Long* — often used with on *slap paint on a wall* *slapping new taxes on farm cooperatives— G.E.Cruikshank* *slap a quota restriction on foreign imports of fur— New Republic* *slap an additional fine on the violator— J.M.Flagler*
put his name (first name) on the storefront
"Slap on" generally means to "apply carelessly" and is just a colloquial verb to add a fun and interesting touch to the writing. (Besides, I'm sure that Harry McElhone did have his sign carelessly applied!)
As for the meaning of "slapped his name on the front", I would just say it means that he "put" his name (first name) on the storefront.
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British Diana
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Thank you, British Diana!
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Gary D
: put his name on the front of the building.. not carelessly.. but quickly slap means to do something quickly: slap a mosquito - hit it quickly
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Thank you, Gary! Yes, that, too. :-)
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writeaway
: put is more than enough. that's all it means
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Thank you, I appreciate that.
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cmwilliams (X)
: It's important to convey the idea that he added his name to the existing name of the bar. (It's not a storefront)
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