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to hammer {at/on} sth

Translation

dar golpes en algo
The lesson was interrupted because somebody was hammering on the wall
La clase fue interrumpida porque alguien estaba dando golpes en la pared
hammer
(Definition of to hammer {at/on} sth from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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