in one swallow (motion)

1. \Д-354 выпить, проглотить что проговорить, прочитать что и т. п. (to drink, say etc sth.) all at once, without stopping

without pausing for breath

2. (to do sth.) very quickly, in a single moment

in no time (at all)

• ОДНИМ (ЕДИНЫМ) ДУХОМ coll

[NPinstrum; these forms only; adv; usu. used with pfv verbs; fixed WO]

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1. единым духом выпить, проглотить что; проговорить, прочитать что и т.п. (to drink, say etc sth.) all at once, without stopping:

- without pausing for breath;

- without taking a breath;

- without coming up for air;

- [in refer, to drinking sth.] in one go;

- [in limited contexts] in one (a single) gulp;

- in one swallow (motion);

- [in refer, to saying, stating sth.] in one (a single) breath.

     ♦ При сих словах он взял стакан, перекрестился и выпил одним духом (Пушкин 2). With these words he took the glass, crossed himself, and drank the vodka down in one gulp (2a).

     ♦ Прыгающей рукой поднёс Степа стопку к устам, а незнакомец одним духом проглотил содержимое своей стопки (Булгаков 9). Styopa brought his tumbler to his lips with a shaking hand, and the stranger emptied his in a single gulp (9a).

     ♦ "Я вот её [водку] сейчас в рот взять не могу, а он [столяр] выльет пол-литра в кружку от бачка, крутанёт - и все одним духом по дна" (Доморовский 1). "I couldn't touch a drop [of vodka] in this weather, but he [the carpenter] pours himself out a half-liter, swills it round - and downs the lot in one go" (1a).

     ♦ Он выложил свою претензию единым духом (Максимов 3). He stated his complaint in a single breath... (3a).

2. (to do sth.) very quickly, in a single moment:

- in no time (at all);

- in a jiffy (a flash, a trice);

- in nothing (no time) flat;

- in (at) one fell swoop;

- in one go.

• ОДНИМ (ЕДИНЫМ) ДУХОМ coll

[NPinstrum; these forms only; adv; usu. used with pfv verbs; fixed WO]

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1. одним духом выпить, проглотить что; проговорить, прочитать что и т.п. (to drink, say etc sth.) all at once, without stopping:

- without pausing for breath;

- without taking a breath;

- without coming up for air;

- [in refer, to drinking sth.] in one go;

- [in limited contexts] in one (a single) gulp;

- in one swallow (motion);

- [in refer, to saying, stating sth.] in one (a single) breath.

     ♦ При сих словах он взял стакан, перекрестился и выпил одним духом (Пушкин 2). With these words he took the glass, crossed himself, and drank the vodka down in one gulp (2a).

     ♦ Прыгающей рукой поднёс Степа стопку к устам, а незнакомец одним духом проглотил содержимое своей стопки (Булгаков 9). Styopa brought his tumbler to his lips with a shaking hand, and the stranger emptied his in a single gulp (9a).

     ♦ "Я вот её [водку] сейчас в рот взять не могу, а он [столяр] выльет пол-литра в кружку от бачка, крутанёт - и все одним духом по дна" (Доморовский 1). "I couldn't touch a drop [of vodka] in this weather, but he [the carpenter] pours himself out a half-liter, swills it round - and downs the lot in one go" (1a).

     ♦ Он выложил свою претензию единым духом (Максимов 3). He stated his complaint in a single breath... (3a).

2. (to do sth.) very quickly, in a single moment:

- in no time (at all);

- in a jiffy (a flash, a trice);

- in nothing (no time) flat;

- in (at) one fell swoop;

- in one go.

1. \Д-444 выпить, осушить что и т. п. (to drink sth. etc) all at once, without stopping

without pausing for breath

2. работать, трудиться и т. п. \Д-444 (to work etc) without stopping or pausing to rest

nonstop

• НЕ ПЕРЕВОДЯ ДЫХАНИЯ <ДУХА obs, ДУХУ obs>

[Verbal Adv; these forms only; adv; fixed WO)

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1. не переводя духа выпить, осушить что и т.п. (to drink sth. etc) all at once, without stopping:

- without pausing for breath;

- without taking a breath;

- in one go;

- [in limited contexts] in one < a single> gulp;

- in one swallow (motion).

     ♦ Изверг этот взял стакан, налил его до невозможной полноты и вылил его себе внутрь, не переводя дыхания... (Герцен 1). The monster took a tumbler, filled it incredibly full and drank it down without taking [a] breath... (1a).

2. работать, трудиться и т.п. не переводя духа (to work etc) without stopping or pausing to rest:

- nonstop;

- without a break.

• НЕ ПЕРЕВОДЯ ДЫХАНИЯ <ДУХА obs, ДУХУ obs>

[Verbal Adv; these forms only; adv; fixed WO)

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1. не переводя духу выпить, осушить что и т.п. (to drink sth. etc) all at once, without stopping:

- without pausing for breath;

- without taking a breath;

- in one go;

- [in limited contexts] in one < a single> gulp;

- in one swallow (motion).

     ♦ Изверг этот взял стакан, налил его до невозможной полноты и вылил его себе внутрь, не переводя дыхания... (Герцен 1). The monster took a tumbler, filled it incredibly full and drank it down without taking [a] breath... (1a).

2. работать, трудиться и т.п. не переводя духу (to work etc) without stopping or pausing to rest:

- nonstop;

- without a break.

• НЕ ПЕРЕВОДЯ ДЫХАНИЯ <ДУХА obs, ДУХУ obs>

[Verbal Adv; these forms only; adv; fixed WO)

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1. не переводя дыхания выпить, осушить что и т.п. (to drink sth. etc) all at once, without stopping:

- without pausing for breath;

- without taking a breath;

- in one go;

- [in limited contexts] in one < a single> gulp;

- in one swallow (motion).

     ♦ Изверг этот взял стакан, налил его до невозможной полноты и вылил его себе внутрь, не переводя дыхания... (Герцен 1). The monster took a tumbler, filled it incredibly full and drank it down without taking [a] breath... (1a).

2. работать, трудиться и т.п. не переводя дыхания (to work etc) without stopping or pausing to rest:

- nonstop;

- without a break.

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(renn; rann, runnum; runninn), v.

1) to run (rakkar þar renna);

renna í köpp við e-n, to run a race with;

hón á þann hest, er rennr lopt ok lög, that runs through the air and over the sea;

renna e-m hvarf, to run out of one’s sight;

2) to run away, flee (rennr þú nú Úlfr hinn ragi);

renna undan e-m, to run away from one (ek get þess, at þú vilir eigi renna undan þeim);

3) to run, flow (rennr þaðan lítill lœkr);

4) to melt, dissolve (ok hafði runnit málmrinn í eldsganginum);

reiði rennr e-m, anger leaves one;

5) to arise (= renna upp);

sól rennr, the sun rises;

dagr rennr, it dawns;

6) with preps.:

renna af e-m, to leave one, pass away from one (reiði rann af honum);

renna á e-n, to come over one;

svefn, svefnhöfgi rennr á e-n, one falls asleep;

reiði rennr á e-n, one gets angry;

þá rann á byrr, then a fair wind arose;

renna eptir e-m, to run after one (þá var runnit eptir þeim, er flóttann ráku);

renna frá e-m, to run away from, leave one;

renna í e-t, to run into;

e-m rennr í skap, one is much (deeply) affected (er eigi trútt, at mér hafi eigi í skap runnit sonardauðinn);

renna saman, to heal up (þá var saman runninn leggrinn);

renna undir, to assist, give support (margar stoðir runnu undir, bæði frændr ok vinir);

renna upp, to originate (var þess ván, at illr ávöxtr mundi upp renna af illri rót);

of the sun or daylight, to rise;

sól (dagr) rennr upp (cf. 5);

7) recipr., rennast at (á), to attack one another, begin a fight.

(-da, -dr), v.

1) to make (let) run, with dat. (keyrði hann hestinn sporum ok renndi honum at);

2) to put to flight (þeir renndu þeim tíu, er undan kómust);

3) to prevent, thwart (eigi má sköpunum renna);

er rennt þeim ráðahag, that match is thwarted;

4) to slip, let loose;

renna veiðarfœri, to let the fishing-line run out;

Tjörvi renndi fyrir hann törgu, T. flung a target in his way;

impers., atgeirinum renndi gegnum skjöldinn, the halberd was run through the shield;

renna e-u niðr, to swallow;

renna grunum á e-t, to suspect;

5) renna augum, to direct the eyes, to look (renna ástaraugum til e-s);

6) to pour (var gulli rennt í skurðina);

7) with acc., renna mjólk, to run millk, by pouring out the thin milk;

renna ór tunnu, to let the liquid out from a cask;

8) with acc. to turn (renna tré, spánu);

9) absol. to move quickly, slide, glide (konungsskipin renndu at þeim);

þá renndi hringrinn af hendi mér, the ring slipped off my hand;

10) refl., rennast augum til, to look to one another;

þá renndust skipin hjá, the ships passed by one another.

f. run, course;

ok nú er skírðr allr Danaherr í þessi rennu, in one run, at one sweep.

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(older form rinna, Hom. 125), pres. renn and rennr; pret. raun, rannt (mod. ranst), rann, pl. runnum; subj. rynni; imper. renn, renndú; part. runninn; with neg. suff. renni-a, Hkv. 2. 30: [Ulf. rinnan = τρέχειν, Mark ix. 25, = ρειν, John vii. 38; as also bi-rinnan, and-rinnan; a word common to all Teut. languages; the Engl. run is prob. formed from the pret. 3rd pers. plur.]:— to run = Lat. currere, of any swift, even, sliding motion (for hlaupa is to leap, bound), used not only of living things, but also of streams, water, wind, light, sun; rakkar þar renna, Am. 24; freki mun renna, Vsp. 41, Gm. 32; vargar runnu á ísi milli Noregs ok Daumerkr, Ann. 1047; rennia sá marr, Hkv. 2. 30; renni und vísa vígblær hinnig, Gh. 34; renni rökn bitluð, Hkv. i. 50; Grani rann at þingi, Gkv. 2. 4; hest inn hraðfæra láttú hinnig renna, Gh.18; þann hest er renn lopt ok lög, Edda 21; renna í köpp við e-n, 31; renna skeið, to run a race, id.; þeir runnu heim, Fas. ii. 101; r. at skeið, to take a run, 111; fór hann til ok rann bergit upp at manninum, 277; hann rennr upp vegginn, Nj. 202; r. e-m hvarf, to run out of one’s sight, Sturl iii. 50; mjúkr ok léttr bæði at ríða ok rinna, Hom. 125; renna ok ríða, Gþl 411; r. eptir e-m, to run after one, Nj. 275; runnit hefir hundr þinn, Pétr postuli, til Róms tysvar ok myndi renni it þriðja sinn ef þú leyfðir, id.; þat þolir hvergi, nema renn til trés eðr staurs, 655 xxx. 5; runnu þeir upp til bæjar með alvæpni. Eg. 388; hann rann þá fram í mót Bergönundi, 378; r. á hendr e-m, to use force, K. Á. 116, 150; margar stoðir runnu undir ( supported him) bæði frændr ok vinir, Ld. 18; renna á skíðum, to run in snow-shoes.

2. to run, fly; þá spurði Kerþjálfaðr hví hann rynni eigi svá sem aðrir, Nj. 275; hvárt skal nú renna, 96, 247; ef maðr stígr öðrum fæti út um höslur, ferr hann á hæl, en rennr ef báðum stígr, Korm. 86; nú hefir þú runnit, ok beðit eigi Skútu, Glúm. 310; rennr þú nú Úlfr inn ragi, … lengra mundir þú r. …, Ó. H. 167; r. undan e-m, Nj. 95; reyndusk ílla menn Þóris ok runnu frá honum, Fms. vii. 11.

II. of things; snara rennr at hálsi e-m, of a loop, Mar.; þat skal maðr eigi ábyrgjask at kýr renni eigi kálfi, ef hann hefir öxn í nautum sínum, N. G. L. i. 25:—of a weapon, hyrnan rann (= renndi) í brjóstið ok gékk á hol, Nj. 245:—of the sun, daylight, and the like, to arise, er sól rennr á fjöll Páska-dag, K. Þ. K. 124; sem leið móti degi ok sólin rann, Bév. 20; rennr dagr, rökkrið þrýtr, Úlf. 9. 83; renna upp, to rise; um mörguninn er sól rann upp ok var lítt farin, Fms. viii. 146; þat var allt senn, at dagrinn rann upp, ok konungr kom til eldanna, ix. 353; þá rann söl upp, ok litu allir bændr til sölarinnar, Ó. H. 109; en er hann vaknaði þa rann dagr upp, 207; dýr og fagr austri í upp er dagr renninn, a ditty; stjörnur renna upp ok setjask, Rb. 466; rennr ljós þat upp, 625. 66: less correctly of the setting sun, as, sólin rann, ljós leið, in a mod. hymn, (the Norsemen call the sunset sol-renning):—to run up, of plants, var þess ok ván, at íllr ávöxtr mundi upp renna af íllri rót, Fms. ii. 48; þar renna eigi upp þyrnar né íllgresi, 656 A. ii. 14; eru vér ok svá gamlir ok runnir bitar (?) upp, Fms. viii. 325, v. l.: the phrase, renna upp sem fífill í brekku (see fífill): to originate, æðar renna þar upp ok nætask, … renn ok rödd upp fyrir hverju orði, Skálda 169, Stj. 198, (upp-runi, origin):—of a stream, river, water, to flow, opin renna hón skal um aldrdaga, Vþm, 16; á hugða ek hér inn renna, Am. 25; rennr þaðan lítill lækr, Fms. i. 232; rennanda vatn, a running water, Bs. ii. 18; rennandi ár, Hom. 45: blóð rennr ór sári, a running sore, wound; þar rann blóð svá mjök at eigi varð stöðvat, Fms. i. 46; vatn, sjór rennr ór klæðum, etc.:—to run, lead, trend. þjóðvegir, er renna eptir endilöngum bygðum, ok þeir er renna frá fjalli ok til fjörn, Gþl. 413:—to run, melt, dissolve, ok hefði runnit málmrinn í eldsganginum, Orkn. 368; málmr rennr saman, Blas. 47; þat renn saman, blends together, 655, xxx. 5:—of wind, to arise, byrr rann á af landi, Eg. 389; þá rann á byrr, Nj. 135; en er Björn var albúinn ok byrr rann á, Eg. 158: hvergi var á runnit á klaæeth;i hans, his clothes were untouched, Fms. xi. 38:—of sleep or mental motion, rann á hann höfgi móti deginum, Ó. H. 207; þá rann á hann svemn, 240; rennr á hann svefnhöfgi, ok dreymir hann, Gísl. 67; þá rann á hann þegar reiði ok öfund, Sks. 154 new Ed.; rann þá úmegin á hann, he swooned, Fms. viii. 332: þá rann af Gretti úmegit, he recovered his senses, Grett. 114; lét hann r. af sér reiðina, Fms. i. 15, iii. 73; rann nú af konunginum reiði við mág sinn, xi. 13: e-m rennr í skap, to be affected to tears; er eigi trautt at mér hafi í skap runnit sonar-dauðinn, Þorst. Stang. 55 (cp. Gísl. 39, allt í skap ‘komit’): to be angry, var nú svá komit at honum rann í skap ok reiddisk hann, Fms. vi. 212, and so in mod. usage.

III. recipr., rennask at (á), to attack one another, run together, fight; síðan rennask at hestarnir, … þá er á rynnisk hestarnir, Nj. 91; þeir runnusk á allsterkliga, of wrestlers, Ld. 158.

1 ball (esfera).

bola de alcanfor mothball

bola de billar billiard ball

bola de cristal crystal ball

bola del mundo globe

bola de naftalina mothball

bola de nieve snowball

convertirse en una bola de nieve (figurative) to snowball

bola de partido match point (en tenis)

2 fib (informal) (mentira).

contar bolas to fib, to tell fibs

3 rumor (informal).

corre la bola por ahí de que te has echado novio they say you've got yourself a boyfriend

4 shoe polish. ( Latin American Spanish)

5 shoeblacking, shoe polish, shoe cream.

6 scoop of ice cream.

7 polishing, shoe polishing.

8 tall story, cock-and-bull story, snow job.

9 lie, porky, porky pie.

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► nombre femenino

1 (gen) ball

2 familiar fib, lie

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no rascar bola (incompetente) to make a mess of everything 2 (gandul) not to do a stroke

bola de nieve snowball

bola de cristal crystal ball

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1) ball

2) lie, fib

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1) (=cuerpo esférico) ball; [de helado] scoop; (=canica) marble

- estar hecho una bola

2) (Dep) ball; [de petanca] boule

- andar como bola huacha

- dar bola

- dar la bola

- dejar que ruede la bola

- escurrir la bola

- ir a su bola

- parar bolas

- pasar la bola

- pasarse de la bola

- no rascar bola

- tener la cabeza como una bola de billar

3) [en lana, algodón] bobble

4) Esp (=músculo) [del brazo] biceps; [de la pantorrilla] calf muscle

5) ** (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) **

- cambiar la bola

6) pl bolas *** (=testículos) balls ***

- en bolas

- hasta las bolas

- pillar a algn en bolas

- ¡qué bolas!

7) * (=mentira) fib

8) (=rumor)

9) Méx

10) (Naipes) (grand) slam

11) (Náut) signal (with discs)

12) (Tip) golf ball

13) (Mec) ball bearing

14) Méx (=jaleo) row, hubbub; (=pelea) brawl

- se armó la bola

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1)

a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoop

b) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marble

c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)

d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

- bola de cristal

- bola de nieve

- bola de partido/de set

- bolas criollas

2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)

3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)

4) (Méx fam) ( montón)

5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

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= fib, fibbing, ball.

Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.

Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.

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.

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* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.

* bola de alcanfor = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.

* bola de barro = mudpie.

* bola de cristal = crystal ball.

* bola de cristal con nieve dentro = snow globe.

* bola de hacer punto = knitting yarn.

* bola de molienda = grinding ball.

* bola de naftalina = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* decir bolas = fib.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.

* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.

* hacer una bola con Algo = ball + Nombre + up.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* parada de bola = fielding.

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1)

a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoop

b) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marble

c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)

d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

- bola de cristal

- bola de nieve

- bola de partido/de set

- bolas criollas

2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)

3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)

4) (Méx fam) ( montón)

5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

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1 (cuerpo redondo) ball; (de helado) scoop

se hacen bolas con la masa form the dough into balls

el gato estaba hecho una bolita en el sofá the cat was curled up (in a little ball) on the sofa

se me hizo una bola en el estómago I got a knot in my stomach

tengo una bola en el estómago de haber comido tan rápido I ate too fast, my stomach feels heavy

te vas a poner como una bola you're going to get very fat

algunos tejidos se hacen bolas some materials get o go bobbly

máquina de escribir de bola golf ball typewriter

dorarle la bola a algn ( fam); to sweet-talk sb ( colloq)

2 ( Dep) ball; (de petanca) boule; (canica) (Col, Per) marble

andar como bola huacha ( Chi fam): ando como bola huacha I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do with myself

como bola sin manija ( RPl fam): me tiene como bola sin manija he has me running about from pillar to post

desde que se mudaron los amigos anda como bola sin manija since his friends moved away he's been at a complete loss o he's been wandering around like a lost soul o he hasn't known what to do with himself

echarse la bolita ( Méx); to pass the buck

más calvo que una bola de boliche ( Méx); bald as a coot ( colloq)

parar or poner bolas ( Col fam); to pay attention, listen up ( AmE colloq)

pare bolas, que le estoy hablando pay attention when I'm talking to you

le advertí, pero no me puso bolas I warned him, but he didn't take the slightest notice ( colloq)

(pelado) como una bola de billar ( RPl); as bald as a coot ( colloq), bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard ball

tener la cabeza como una bola de billar to be as bald as a coot ( colloq), to be as bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard ball

3 bolas fpl (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) (testículos) balls (pl) ( famor vulg)

darle por or romperle las bolas a algn ( vulg); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), piss sb off (sl)

me da por las bolas que me empujen it really gets on my nerves o up my nose when people push me ( colloq), it really pisses me off when people push me (sl)

estar en bolas ( fam o vulg); to be stark naked ( colloq)

estar hasta las bolas ( vulg); to be pissed off (sl)

hacerse bolas con algo ( Méx); to get in a mess over sth

pillar a algn en bolas to catch sb on the hop ( colloq), to catch sb with their pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down ( colloq)

4 ( fam) (músculo — del brazo) biceps; (— de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

sacar bola to flex one's muscles

se me subió la bola I got a cramp ( AmE), I got cramp ( BrE)

crystal ball

snowball

match point

set point

fpl ( Ven) game similar to petanque

B ( fam) (mentira) lie, fib ( colloq); (rumor) rumor*

me metió una bola he told me a fib

contar/decir bolas to fib ( colloq), to tell fibs ( colloq)

¡se tragó la bola! she swallowed it! ( colloq), she fell for it! ( colloq)

corre la bola de que … (the) word is that …, word has it that …, it's going round that …

(Andes, RPI fam) (atención): se lo dije pero él no me dio bola or pero él, ni bola I told him, but he didn't take the slightest bit o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice ( colloq)

( Méx fam) (montón): una bola de niños loads of o a whole bunch of kids ( colloq)

una bola de libros stacks o loads of books ( colloq)

( Méx fam) (brillo): ¿le doy bola? shall I polish o shine your shoes?

F ( Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

armarse la bola ( Méx): cuando marcaron el penalty se armó la bola when they scored from the penalty all hell broke loose ( colloq)

¿por qué se armó la bola? — porque no había boletos what was all the fuss about? — there were no tickets left ( colloq)

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◊ bola de cristal crystal ball;

◊ bolas sustantivo femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg);

◊ me metió una bola he told me a fib;

◊ una bola de loads of (colloq)

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bola nf

1. [esfera] ball;

tengo una bola en el estómago my stomach feels bloated;

si sigues comiendo pasteles te pondrás como una bola if you carry on eating cakes, you'll get fat;

dejar rodar la bola to let it ride

bola de cristal crystal ball;

bola de fuego fireball;

bola del mundo globe;

bola de naftalina mothball;

bola de nieve snowball;

convertirse en una bola de nieve to snowball

2. [pelota] ball;

no tocar o [m5]rascar bola: se pasó el partido entero sin tocar o [m5] rascar bola he didn't do a single thing in the whole match;

no dio pie con bola he didn't do o get a thing right

bola de break [en tenis] break point;

bola de juego [en tenis] game point;

bola jugadora [en billar] cue ball;

bola de partido [en tenis] match point;

bola de set [en tenis] set point

3. Fam [mentira] fib;

contar bolas to fib, to tell fibs;

me intentó meter una bola she tried to tell me a fib;

esa bola no me la trago I'm not going to fall for that one

4. Fam [rumor]

¡corre la bola!, nos van a poner un examen mañana they're going to give us an exam tomorrow, pass it on!

5. Fam [músculo]

6. bola de nieve [planta] snowball tree

7. muy Fam

echarle bolas: tienes que echarle bolas al asunto you really need to put some oomph o guts into it;

en bolas [desnudo] stark naked, Br starkers;

pillar a alguien en bolas [sin nada, desprevenido] to catch sb out;

¡me has pillado en bolas!, ¡no tengo ni idea! you've got me there, I haven't a clue!;

el profesor nos pilló en bolas the teacher caught us unprepared;

hinchar o [m5] romper las bolas [molestar] to be a pain in the Br arse o US butt

8. Am [betún] shoe polish

9. Chile [cometa] kite [large and round]

10. Méx Fam [grupo de gente] crowd;

en bola [en grupo] in a crowd, as a group

11. Méx [riña] tumult, uproar

12. Cuba, Chile

13. Fam

a mi/tu/su bola: nosotros trabajando y él, a su bola we were working and there he was, just doing his own thing;

andar como bola sin manija to wander around;

de bola que sí sure, you bet your life;

estar o [m5] meterse en bola to participate;

hacerse bolas to get muddled up;

estar hecho bola to be shattered o Br knackered;

dar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;

nadie le da bola al nuevo compañero nobody takes any notice of our new colleague;

nunca le dio bola a su hijo she never showed any interest in her son;

parar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;

tener bolas [ser valiente] to have guts;

14. ver bolo²

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1 ball;

no dar pie con bola get everything wrong;

dejar que ruede la bola fig let things take their course

2 TÉC ball bearing

3 de helado scoop

4 fam ( mentira) fib fam

bolas pl pop balls pop, nuts pop ;

en bolas fam stark naked

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bola nf

1) : ball

bola de nieve: snowball

2) fam : lie, fib

3) Mex fam : bunch, group

una bola de rateros: a bunch of thieves

4) Mex : uproar, tumult

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bola n

1. (esfera) ball

2. (mentira) lie