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f.1 ball (bola).jugar a la pelota to play ballpelota de goma rubber ballpelota de tenis tennis ballpelota vasca pelota2 baseball. ( Latin American Spanish)3 bootlicker, ingratiating person, toady, greaser.* * *1 ball1 familiar creep1 tabú balls\devolverle la pelota a alguien to pass the ball back into somebody's courten pelotas familiar starkersestar hasta las pelotas tabú to be pissed offhacer la pelota a alguien familiar to butter somebody up, suck up to somebodypasarse la pelota familiar to pass the buckpelota de fútbol footballpelota vasca pelota, jai alai* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (Dep) ballpelota de goma — (Mil) rubber bullet
¿que te deje el coche? ¡las pelotas! — you expect me to lend you the car? what a bloody cheek! **
en pelotas — (=desnudo) stark naked, starkers **; (=sin dinero) broke *
coger o pillar a algn en pelotas — to catch sb with their trousers down *
dejar a algn en pelotas — to strip sb clean o naked; [en un juego] to clean sb out *
3) * (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) *, head4) LAm ** [de amigos] bunch, gang7) [en cárcel]2.SMF * creep ** * *Imasculino y femenino1) (AmS vulg) ( imbécil) jerk (sl)2) (Esp fam) ( adulador) creep (colloq)II1) (Dep, Jueg) balluna pelota de fútbol — (AmL) a football
darle pelota a alguien — (CS fam) to take notice of somebody
hacerle la pelota a alguien — (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
la pelota está/estaba en el tejado — (Esp period) it's/it was all up in the air
le devolví/devolvió la pelota — I/she gave as good as I/she got
pasar la pelota — (fam) to pass the buck
2) pelotas femenino plural (vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)en pelotas — (vulg) ( sin ropa) stark naked; ( sin dinero) flat broke (colloq)
estar hasta las pelotas de algo/alguien — (vulg) to be really pissed off with something/somebody (sl)
hincharle or tocarle las pelotas a alguien — (vulg) to get up somebody's nose (colloq)
tener pelotas — (AmS arg) to have balls (vulg), to have guts (colloq)
* * *Imasculino y femenino1) (AmS vulg) ( imbécil) jerk (sl)2) (Esp fam) ( adulador) creep (colloq)II1) (Dep, Jueg) balluna pelota de fútbol — (AmL) a football
darle pelota a alguien — (CS fam) to take notice of somebody
hacerle la pelota a alguien — (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
la pelota está/estaba en el tejado — (Esp period) it's/it was all up in the air
le devolví/devolvió la pelota — I/she gave as good as I/she got
pasar la pelota — (fam) to pass the buck
2) pelotas femenino plural (vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)en pelotas — (vulg) ( sin ropa) stark naked; ( sin dinero) flat broke (colloq)
estar hasta las pelotas de algo/alguien — (vulg) to be really pissed off with something/somebody (sl)
hincharle or tocarle las pelotas a alguien — (vulg) to get up somebody's nose (colloq)
tener pelotas — (AmS arg) to have balls (vulg), to have guts (colloq)
* * *pelota11 = ball.Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.
* en pelota(s) = in the buff, in the nod, stark naked, in the buff.* juego de pelota = ball game.* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf = golf-ball typewriter.* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.* pelota de cricket = cricket ball.* pelota de fútbol = football, soccer ball.* pelota de squash = squash ball.* pelota medicinal = medicinal ball, Swiss ball.* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.pelota22 = toady, creep.Ex: He campaigned under the guise of a moderate 'new Democrat' but now we know he's simply a toady to labor bosses and the old vestiges of his party.
Ex: Remember before you give your heart away to figure out if he's a creep or not because creeps are just there to use you for whatever needs they have.* hacer la pelota = butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* hacer la pelota a + Alguien = curry + favour with + Alguien.* hinchar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* * *pelota vasca (↑ pelota a1)una pelota de tenis a tennis balluna pelota de fútbol ( esp AmL); a football[ S ] prohibido jugar a la pelota no ball games, no ball playing ( AmE)están jugando a la pelota en el jardín they're playing ball in the gardenla pelota está/estaba en el tejado it's/it was all up in the airle devolví/devolvió la pelota I/she gave as good as I/she gotpasar la pelota ( fam); to pass the buckCompuestos:baseballjai alai, pelotajugamos al poker y me quedé or me dejaron en pelotas we played poker and they cleaned me out ( colloq)estoy hasta las pelotas de él I've had it up to here with him ( colloq), I'm really pissed at him ( AmE) o ( BrE) pissed off with him (sl)Cpelotas masculine (CS vulg) (persona) asshole ( AmE vulg), arsehole ( BrE vulg), dickhead ( BrE vulg)es un pelotas he's an asshole o an arsehole o a dickhead ( vulg)* * *
pelota sustantivo femenino
1 (Dep, Jueg) ball;◊ una pelota de fútbol (esp AmL) a football;
jugar a la pelota to play ball;
pelota vasca jai alai, pelota;
darle pelota a algn (CS fam) to take notice of sb;
hacerle la pelota a algn (Esp fam) to suck up to sb (colloq)
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en pelotas (vulg) ( sin ropa) stark naked;
( sin dinero) flat broke (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (AmS vulg) ( imbécil) jerk (sl)
2 (Esp fam) ( adulador) creep (colloq)
pelota
I sustantivo femenino ball
II mf fam (adulador) crawler
♦ Locuciones: devolver la pelota, to give tit for tat o to turn the tables on sb
hacer la pelota a alguien, to butter sb up
en pelota viva, completely naked
' pelota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batear
- bombear
- botar
- bote
- cabezazo
- coger
- echar
- escuadra
- frontón
- imprimir
- rebotar
- rebote
- revolver
- swing
- volea
- atajar
- aventar
- cachar
- ceder
- cesta
- despedir
- desviar
- frontenis
- jai alai
- jugada
- jugar
- lanzamiento
- lanzar
- largar
- mandar
- pegar
- pelotari
- picar
- rodar
- saltar
- tirar
- trayectoria
English:
ball
- ball game
- bootlicker
- bound
- bowl
- buck
- butter
- catch
- creep
- field
- football
- forehead
- goalpost
- golf ball
- green
- miss
- one-handed
- out-of-bounds
- play
- sail
- smarmy
- smash
- suck up
- tennis ball
- throw
- throw back
- toss
- toss about
- toss around
- yes-man
- baseball
- basket
- color
- golf
- hand
- in
- pass
- soft
- swing
* * *♦ nf1. [balón] ball;pelota de golf/de tenis golf/tennis ball;jugar a la pelota to play ball;Espla pelota está en el tejado it's in the air;Espla pelota está en su tejado the ball is in their court;CSurdar pelota (a algo/alguien) to pay attention (to sth/sb);dame pelota cuando te hablo listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you;la biodiversidad es una cuestión seria, hay que darle pelota biodiversity is a serious issue that deserves our attention;devolver la pelota a alguien to put the ball back into sb's court;Esp Famhacer la pelota (a alguien) to suck up (to sb);pasarse la pelota to pass the buckpelota base baseball; Arg pelota al cesto = school sport similar to basketball played by teams of six players;pelota de goma rubber bullet;pelota mano = pelota played with the hand as opposed to a basket strapped to the hand;pelota vasca pelota, jai alaiRP¡las pelotas! balls to that!;no me sale de las pelotas I can't be arsed;estar hasta las pelotas: estoy hasta las pelotas de ellos I've had it up to here with them;RPtener las pelotas llenas (de algo/de alguien) to be pissed off (about sth/with sb);RPllenar las pelotas a alguien to piss sb off;claro que está de mal humor, le llenaron las pelotas todo el día of course he's in a bad mood, Br they've been getting on his tits o US they've been on his ass all day;rascarse o [m5]tocarse las pelotas: se pasa todo el día rascándose o [m5] tocándose las pelotas he spends the whole day pissing about o around3. Am [béisbol] baseball♦ nmfRP Famser un pelotas to be a lazy so-and-so♦ adj[adulador]es muy pelota he's always sucking up to people, he's a real creep♦ nmf[persona] creep, Br crawler* * *I f1 ball;pelotas fam nuts fam, balls fam ;en pelotas pop stark naked;dejar a alguien en pelotas fam clean s.o. out fam ;hacer la pelota a alguien suck up to s.o. fam ;devolver la pelota fig give as good as one gets;queda en el tejado fig the whole thing is up in the air2 L.Am.DEP baseballII m/f famcreep fam* * *pelota nf1) : ball3)4)pelota vasca : jai alai5)* * *pelota n1. (balón) ball2. (persona) creephacerle la pelota a alguien to suck up to someone / to crawl -
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football* * *(n.) = football, soccer ballEx. A total of 32 infants were habituated to six stimuli in which a picture of a male or female face was paired with one of six objects such as a football or frying pan.Ex. If you can't find a soccer ball for you online, you're simply too fussy.* * *(n.) = football, soccer ballEx: A total of 32 infants were habituated to six stimuli in which a picture of a male or female face was paired with one of six objects such as a football or frying pan.
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f.jai alai, Basque ball game.* * *pelota, jai alai* * *jai alai, pelota•• Cultural note:A ball game, also known as jai alai, that developed in the Basque Country. It is played in Spain, Mexico, Cuba and Florida. The game has similarities to squash and fives. It is played in a frontón, a court with three high walls. The players use a cesta, a long, concave basket attached to their hand with a strap, to throw and catch the ball against the wall. The ball reaches high speeds and spectators watch from behind a metal fence. Pelota is played by two teams of two players. It is a professional game on which spectators place bets* * *jai alai, pelota•• Cultural note:A ball game, also known as jai alai, that developed in the Basque Country. It is played in Spain, Mexico, Cuba and Florida. The game has similarities to squash and fives. It is played in a frontón, a court with three high walls. The players use a cesta, a long, concave basket attached to their hand with a strap, to throw and catch the ball against the wall. The ball reaches high speeds and spectators watch from behind a metal fence. Pelota is played by two teams of two players. It is a professional game on which spectators place bets* * *A ball game, also known as jai alai, that developed in the Basque Country. It is played in Spain, Mexico, Cuba and Florida.The game has similarities to squash and fives. It is played in a frontón, a court with three high walls. The players use a cesta, a long, concave basket attached to their hand with a strap, to throw and catch the ball against the wall. The ball reaches high speeds and spectators watch from behind a metal fence. Pelota is played by two teams of two players. It is a professional game on which spectators place bets.* * *jai alai, pelota -
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(n.) = cricket ballEx. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.* * *(n.) = cricket ballEx: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.
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(n.) = squash ballEx. As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.* * *(n.) = squash ballEx: As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.
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(n.) = medicinal ball, Swiss ballEx. Medicinal balls, which are also known as Swiss balls, are an excellent means of improving fitness.Ex. Medicinal balls, which are also known as Swiss balls, are an excellent means of improving fitness.* * *(n.) = medicinal ball, Swiss ballEx: Medicinal balls, which are also known as Swiss balls, are an excellent means of improving fitness.
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20 pelota de tenis
• Tennessee• tennis club
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