| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | clap along | mitklatschen |
| tech. | clap-board | Klatsche |
| tech. | clap-board | Synchronklappe |
| tech. | clap-board | Dachschindel |
| jarg. | "Clap gonorrhea clipper" | Tripper-Clipper (In the 70's and 80's many German men took tours to Thailand for the express purpose of living out sexual fantasies, e.g., group sex, sex with exotic women, etc. Return flights were heavily populated with such "tourists" who were often exposed to, if not infected with a social disease. See "Bumsenbomber.") |
| gen. | clap hands | in die Hände klatschen |
| tech. | clap of thunder | Donnerschlag |
| tech. | clap on | stülpen |
| gen. | clap skate | Klappschlittschuh |
| tech. | clap stick | Synchronklappe |
| tech. | clap stick | Klatsche |
| gen. | clap the rhythm | den Rhythmus klatschen |
| gen. | clap to | zuschlagen |
| inf. | clap-trap | Geseire unnützes Gerede |
| gen. | clap-trap | Geseiere ugs. : unnützes Gerede |
| gen. | clap-trap | Geseier ugs. : unnützes Gerede |