hoops in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hoops in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hoop [Am hup, Brit huːp] N

1.1. hoop (circular band):

hoop

aro m

to go through the hoop(s)

vérselas negras

to put sb through the hoop(s)

hacérselas pasar negras a alguien inf

1.2. hoop (toy):

hoop

aro m

2.1. hoop (in croquet):

hoop

arco m

2.2. hoop (in basketball):

hoop

aro m

cock-a-hoop [Am ˌkɑkəˈhup, Brit] ADJ

1. cock-a-hoop (exultant):

cock-a-hoop usu pred

contentísimo

cock-a-hoop usu pred

como unas castañuelas

to be cock-a-hoop about sth

estar contentísimo or como unas castañuelas con algo

2. cock-a-hoop (awry) Am:

his plans were knocked all cock-a-hoop

se le desbarataron or trastocaron los planes

hula hoop®, Am also Hula-Hoop [Am ˈhulə ˌhup, Brit ˈhuːləhuːp] N

hula hoop

hula-hoop m

Translations for hoops in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cincho

hoop

hula-hoop

hula hoop

zuncho

metal hoop

cercha (de un barril)

hoop

hula-hula

hula hoop

fleje

hoop

zunchar

to hoop

zunchar

to put a hoop around

hoops in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hoops in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hoop [hu:p] N

hoop

aro m

Phrases:

to put sb through the hoops

hacérselas pasar negras a alguien

cock-a-hoop ADJ Brit inf

to be cock-a-hoop

estar más contento que unas pascuas

Translations for hoops in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fleje

iron hoop

manguito

hoop

miriñaque

hoop skirt

cerco

hoop

aro (para jugar, hacer gimnasia)

hoop

enarcar

to hoop

hoops Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be cock-a-hoop

estar más contento que unas pascuas

to put sb through the hoops

hacérselas pasar negras a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But when state and local governments resist, even simple-seeming cases must labor through some hoops.

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This changed to black and blue hoops before the club settled on red and white stripes in 1883.

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Their original colours were red and white hoops.

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Being named after a type of yacht hardly delivers street cred in hoops circles.

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Each team has a keeper who defends the goal hoops.

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The pitch is rectangular with rounded corners 54 metres (60 yards) by 43 metres (48 yards) with three hoops of varying heights at either end.

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Sheesh, all these hoops you have to jump through...

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The two skin heads are lapped onto metal hoops placed over the open ends of the body and secured by rope counter-loops.

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In older drums, the hoops are often held tight by separate clamps through which the threaded tension rod fits.

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Braced with steel hoops at its southern end.

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