balls in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for balls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ball up VB [Am bɔl -, Brit bɔːl -], balls up Brit VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

ball up (spoil) sl:

ball up plans/task

joder vulg sl

ball up plans/task

fastidiar inf

balls-up [Am ˈbɔlzəp, Brit ˈbɔːlzʌp] N Brit sl

balls-up

cagada f vulg sl

balls-up

despelote m LatAm inf

he made a complete balls-up of the arrangements

la cagó con la organización vulg sl

I.ball¹ [Am bɔl, Brit bɔːl] N

1.1. ball C:

ball (in baseball, golf)

pelota f

ball (in baseball, golf)

bola f

ball (in basketball, football)

pelota f esp LatAm

ball (in basketball, football)

balón m esp Spain

ball (in billiards, croquet)

bola f

fast/low/easy ball

pelota or bola rápida/baja/fácil

the ballis in his/your court

le corresponde a él/te corresponde a ti dar el próximo paso

to be on the ball inf

andar con cuatro ojos inf

to be on the ball inf

ser muy espabilado

to carry the ball Am

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to drop or fumble the ball lit (in US football) Am

fumblear

you know he won't drop or fumble the ball

ya sabes que no nos va a fallar

to set or start/keep the ballrolling

poner/mantener las cosas en marcha or en movimiento

1.2. ball C (delivery by pitcher):

ball

bola f

2.1. ball U Am (baseball):

ball

béisbol m

2.2. ball U (game):

to play ball(with sb) lit (play game)

jugar a la pelota (con alguien)

he wouldn't play ballwith the police inf

no quiso colaborar or cooperar con la policía

we tried to persuade him but he wouldn't play ball inf

intentamos convencerlo, pero no quiso saber de nada

3.1. ball C:

ball (round mass)

bola f

ball (of string, wool)

ovillo m

shape the dough/mixture into balls

formar bolas con la masa/mezcla

she was curled up in a ball

estaba hecha un ovillo

balland chain

grillos mpl y cadenas

balland chain

grilletes mpl y cadenas

the whole ballof wax Am

toda la historia inf

he bought it, the whole ballof wax

se tragó toda la historia inf

3.2. ball C or U:

ball HISTORY, MIL

bala f

3.3. ball C ANAT:

the ballof the foot

la parte anterior de la planta del pie

the ballof the thumb

la base del pulgar

4.1. ball vulg sl <balls, pl > (testicles):

ball

huevos mpl vulg sl

ball

pelotas fpl vulg sl

ball

cojones mpl vulg sl

ball

tanates mpl Mex vulg sl

to kick sb in the balls

darle a alguien una patada en los huevos (or las pelotas etc.)

to have balls

tener los cojones or los huevos bien puestos vulg sl

to have balls

tenerlos bien puestos or tenerlas bien puestas inf

to have sb by the balls

tener a alguien bien agarrado

4.2. ball vulg sl <balls, pl > (nonsense):

ball

pendejadas fpl

ball

huevadas fpl And Ven

ball

gilipolleces fpl Spain

ball

boludeces fpl Col RioPl vulg sl

balls to them!

¡que se vayan a la mierda! vulg sl

II.ball¹ [Am bɔl, Brit bɔːl] VB trans

1. ball string/wool:

ball

ovillar

2. ball (have sex with) Am:

ball sl

echarse un polvo con sl

ball sl

tirarse vulg sl

III.ball¹ [Am bɔl, Brit bɔːl] VB intr Am sl

ball

echarse un polvo sl

ball

joder vulg sl

ball

tirar vulg sl

ball² [Am bɔl, Brit bɔːl] N (dance)

ball

baile m

to have a ball inf

divertirse de lo lindo or como loco inf

what a ball!

¡qué divertido!

set ball [sɛt ˈbɔːl] N (in tennis)

set ball

pelota f de set

cue ball N

cue ball

bola f blanca

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bolamen

balls pl

güebos

balls pl vulg sl

aguacates

balls pl vulg sl

tompeates

balls pl vulg sl

balls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for balls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

balls-up [ˈbɔ:lzʌp] N Brit vulg

balls-up

lío m

ball [bɔ:l] N

1. ball:

ball for golf, tennis

pelota f

ball for football, basketball

balón m

ball for football, basketball

pelota f

to play ball

jugar a la pelota

to play ball fig

cooperar

2. ball (round form):

ball

bola f

3. ball (dance):

ball

baile m

Phrases:

to have a ball

divertirse

to get the ball rolling

poner las cosas en marcha

ball bearing N

ball bearing

cojinete m

billiard ball N

billiard ball

bola f de billar

masked ball N

masked ball

baile m de máscaras

cannon ball N

cannon ball

bala f de cañón

crystal ball N

crystal ball

bola f de cristal

ball N

User Entry

ball (testicle) vulg

huevo m vulg

the balls vulg

los huevos, las pelotas vulg

ball N

User Entry

to have a ball (to have fun) inf coll

pasárselo pipa

ball pool N

User Entry

ball pool

piscina de bolas f

balls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to slam the ball into the net

disparar la pelota a la red

to give the ball out Brit

dar la pelota como mala

it's a whole new ball game

es un panorama completamente distinto

to slice the ball in tennis

dar efecto a la pelota

to slice the ball in golf

golpear la bola de slice

to give the ball in Brit

dar la pelota como buena

to curl up into a ball

hacerse un ovillo (encogerse)

I'll tell you one thing, he's got balls!

¡fíjate, que tiene pelotas!

to roll up into a ball

ovillarse

to roll up into a ball

hacerse rosca (gato, serpiente)

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Translations for balls in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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Mirilla con esfera

sight glass with ball insert