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adjective (made of wood: three wooden chairs.) de maderawooden adj de maderatr['wʊdən]1 de madera\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto win the wooden spoon ser el colistawooden leg pata de palowooden spoon cuchara de palowooden ['wʊdən] adj1) : de maderaa wooden cross: una cruz de madera2) stiff: rígido, inexpresivo (dícese del estilo, de la cara, etc.)adj.• de madera adj.• en madera adj.• inexpresivo, -a adj.• rígido, -a adj.'wʊdṇa) ( made of wood) de maderawooden leg — pata f de palo (fam)
b) ( stiff) < expression> rígido; < performance> acartonado['wʊdn]1. ADJ1) (=made of wood) de madera2) (fig) (=lacking expression) [actor, performance] acartonado, inexpresivo; [face, person] rígido, inexpresivo; [style] seco, poco expresivo2.CPDwooden horse N — caballo m de madera
wooden leg N — pierna f de madera, pata f de palo *
wooden spoon N — cuchara f de palo; (fig) premio m de consolación
* * *['wʊdṇ]a) ( made of wood) de maderawooden leg — pata f de palo (fam)
b) ( stiff) < expression> rígido; < performance> acartonado -
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palo sustantivo masculino 1 (de valla, portería) post; ( de herramienta) handle; (de tienda, carpa) tent pole; de tal palo, tal astilla a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc) ( de hockey) hockey stickd) (Náut) mast;2 ( madera) wood; 3 (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick);◊ lo molieron a palos they beat him till he was black and blue4 ( en naipes) suit
palo sustantivo masculino
1 stick: este queso está más seco que un palo, this cheese is as dry as dust
su hermano está como un palo, his brother is as thin as a rake
2 (estacazo) blow
3 fam (disgusto, golpe) blow: su muerte ha sido un palo para ella, his death was a real blow to her
me da palo tener que decírselo yo, I'm really cut up about having to tell her (decepción) disappointment: menudo palo nos dio cuando nos dijeron que no cantaría, it was a real disappointment to us when we heard that he wasn't going to sing (rollo) drag
4 (madera) una cuchara/pata de palo, a wooden spoon/ leg
5 Náut (mástil) mast
palo mayor, mainmast
6 Dep (de portería) woodwork
7 Golf club
8 Naipes suit Locuciones: moler a palos a alguien, to beat sb up
a palo seco, on its own
de tal palo, tal astilla, like father, like son ' palo' also found in these entries: Spanish: astilla - caballito - estaca - garrote - hisopo - jarabe - tranca - trinquete - vara - verga - bolo - cachiporra - corazón - empuñar - espada - extremo - helado - oro - partir - pata - pica - pique - rombo - trébol - triunfo English: broomstick - carrot - chip - club - drive - end - father - golf club - like - pointed - Pole - ram - rosewood - shaft - stake - stick - stout - stroke - suit - taper - wave - wooden - broom - dead - golf - pole - spar - wood -
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1. bəul noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) bola
2. verb1) (to play bowls.) jugar a los bolos2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.) lanzar la pelota3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).) dejar fuera de juego•- bowler- bowling
- bowls
- bowling-alley
- bowling-green
- bowl over
II bəul noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) bol, cuenco2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) cazoleta, cuencobowl1 n1. bol / cuenco / tazón2. palangana / barreñobowl2 vb lanzar la pelotawhose turn is it to bowl? ¿a quién le tocar lanzar?tr[bəʊl]1 (ball) bocha1 (cricket) lanzar la pelota————————tr[bəʊl]1 (for food etc) cuenco, fuente nombre femenino, bol nombre masculino; (for soup) escudilla; (large drinking bowl) tazón nombre masculino; (small drinking bowl) taza2 (for washing) palangana, barreño3 (of toilet) taza4 (of pipe) cazoleta5 (of spoon) cuenco6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (amphitheatre) anfiteatrobowl ['bo:l] vi: jugar a los bolosbowl n: tazón m, cuenco mn.• bol s.m.• cazoleta s.f.• copa s.f.• cuenca s.f.• cuenco s.m.• escudilla s.f.• pileta s.f.• taza s.f.• tazón s.m.v.• bolear v.• jugar a los bolos v.bəʊl
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1)a) ( container) ( Culin) bol m, tazón m, cuenco m; ( for washing etc) palangana f, barreño mfruit bowl — frutero m, frutera f (CS)
b) ( contents) bol m, tazón mc) ( of toilet) taza f, inodoro m2) ( in game of bowls) bola f, bocha f; see also bowls
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intransitive verb ( throw) lanzar*to go bowling — ir a jugar a los bolos, la petanca, las bochas etc
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vta) \<\<ball\>\> lanzar*b) ( in cricket) \<\<batsman\>\> eliminarPhrasal Verbs:
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[bǝʊl]N1) (=large cup) tazón m, cuenco m ; (=dish) (for soup) plato m sopero; (for washing up) palangana f, barreño m ; (for salad) fuente f, ensaladera f2) (=amount) plato m3) (=hollow) [of lavatory] taza f ; [of spoon] cuenco m ; [of pipe] cazoleta f ; [of fountain] tazón m4) (US) (=stadium) estadio m5) (Geog) cuenca f
II [bǝʊl]1. N1) (=ball) bola f, bocha f2)bowls — (=game) (Brit) (on green) bochas fpl ; (=tenpin bowling) bolos mpl, boliche m
2.VT (Cricket) [+ ball] lanzar, arrojar; (also: bowl out) [+ batsman] eliminar3. VI1) (Cricket) lanzar2)to go bowling — (Brit) ir a jugar a las bochas; (US) ir a jugar al boliche
3)we were bowling down Knightsbridge — (on foot) caminábamos por Knightsbridge a toda prisa; (in vehicle) íbamos por Knightsbridge a toda velocidad
* * *[bəʊl]
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1)a) ( container) ( Culin) bol m, tazón m, cuenco m; ( for washing etc) palangana f, barreño mfruit bowl — frutero m, frutera f (CS)
b) ( contents) bol m, tazón mc) ( of toilet) taza f, inodoro m2) ( in game of bowls) bola f, bocha f; see also bowls
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intransitive verb ( throw) lanzar*to go bowling — ir a jugar a los bolos, la petanca, las bochas etc
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vta) \<\<ball\>\> lanzar*b) ( in cricket) \<\<batsman\>\> eliminarPhrasal Verbs: -
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