marbles in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for marbles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

marble [Am ˈmɑrbəl, Brit ˈmɑːb(ə)l] N

1.1. marble U MIN:

marble

mármol m

a marble-topped table

una mesa de mármol

1.2. marble C ART:

marble

escultura f de mármol

marble

estatua f de mármol

2. marble C GAMES:

marble

canica f

marble

bolita f AmS

to play marbles

jugar a las canicas

to play marbles

jugar a las bolitas AmS

for all the marbles Am that defeat was for all the marbles

esa derrota fue decisiva or definitiva

to lose one's marbles inf, hum

perder la chaveta inf

the old man's lost his marbles

el viejo está reblandecido

the old man's lost his marbles

el viejo ha perdido la chaveta inf

to pick up one's marbles Am inf

tirar la toalla or la esponja inf

Elgin Marbles [ˌɛlɡən ˈmɑrbəlz] N npl

the Elgin Marbles

los mármoles del Partenón

Translations for marbles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gua (juego)

marbles

gua (hoyo)

hole (for marbles)

mármol

marble

mármol

marble

canica

marble

marmolista

marble mason

marmóreo (marmórea)

marble attr

bolón (canica)

large marble

bolita

marble

jugar a las bolitas

to play marbles

marmolería

marble mason's workshop

marbles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for marbles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

marble [ˈmɑ:bl, Am ˈmɑ:r-] N

1. marble no pl (stone):

marble

mármol m

marble table

mesa f de mármol

2. marble (glass ball):

marble

canica f

marble

bolita f CSur

marble

metra f Ven

to play marbles

jugar a las canicas

Phrases:

to lose one's marbles inf

perder la cabeza

marble cake N

marble cake

pastel de molde con chocolate

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mottled leaf, marble

jaspeado, -a

Translations for marbles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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miche

game of marbles

trinca

game of marbles

marmóreo (-a)

marble(-like)

canica

marble

bolita

marble

mármol

marble

de mármol

of marble

mármol gateado

veined marble

marbles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

marble table

mesa f de mármol

to play marbles

jugar a las canicas

to lose one's marbles inf

perder la cabeza

to sculpt a figure in marble

esculpir una figura en mármol

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You aim at grouped marbles inside a circle and flick the marble from your fingers and anything you hit out of the circle is yours.

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The marbles will compete for the grooves on the slope, and come to rest at the lowest points.

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All the players stand about 2 to 3 meters away from the marbles placed on the bisected line.

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In the 18th century, the castle's interior marbles and remaining furnishings were removed.

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Their furniture is of the most costly wood, and rarest marbles, enriched by skilful and artistic work.

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In many respects, he is the standard absent-minded professor who falls asleep during his own class and plays with marbles.

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For example, many metamorphic limestones, marbles, and calc-schists, with crystalline dolomites, contain silicate minerals such as mica, tremolite, diopside, scapolite, quartz and feldspar.

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He was actively searching out marbles, bronzes, coins and engraved gems as early as 1335, according to his surviving wish list.

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Garbage bags stand in for water, torn lampshades for towers, and glass marbles for planets.

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Each player has 14 marbles that rest in the spaces and are initially arranged as shown at left.

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