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ball-in-hand

Spanish translation: bola en mano


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English term or phrase:ball-in-hand
Spanish translation:bola en mano
Entered by: María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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17:14 Jan 25, 2009
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / MANUAL DE POOL
English term or phrase: ball-in-hand
Espero que no sea necesario más contexto, porque no tengo :(

¿Será "bola en juego"?

TIA!
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 02:52
bola en mano
Explanation:
Cue Ball in Hand
When a player is allowed to place the cue ball on the table (usually as a reaction to the opponent’s foul)

Saludos.
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Miguel Armentia
Spain
Local time: 08:52
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Miguel y compañía :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4bola en mano
Miguel Armentia
4pelota en mano
Ulrikke Kase Evensen


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
bola en mano


Explanation:
Cue Ball in Hand
When a player is allowed to place the cue ball on the table (usually as a reaction to the opponent’s foul)

Saludos.

Miguel Armentia
Spain
Local time: 08:52
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 144
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Miguel y compañía :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: ¡Gracias, Miguel!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nahuelhuapi
43 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, nahuelhuapi.

agree  Natalia Pedrosa
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, Natalia.

agree  Carmen Valentín
3 hrs
  -> Gracias y a ver si empezamos bien la semana

agree  Marcelo González
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Marcelo.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pelota en mano


Explanation:
Tennis, Cricket, Golf etc = pelota(f)
Futbol = balón = bola(f)

Example sentence(s):
  • To play ball with somebody=jugar a la pelota (con algn) /cooperar (con algn)
Ulrikke Kase Evensen
Mexico
Local time: 01:52
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, Ulrikke, pero el cliente recién me envió un glosario y dice "bola". Por otra parte, si bien es cierto que mucha gente habla, por ejemplo, de "pelota de golf", son pelotas las que se inflan, en tanto las bolas son sólidas :)

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