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balonazo

English translation: He hits the ball so hard it hurts


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Spanish term or phrase:balonazo
English translation:He hits the ball so hard it hurts
Entered by: Lucy Williams
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14:09 Dec 16, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / soccer
Spanish term or phrase: balonazo
Nobody wants to play this guy because "mete unos balonazos que pulverizan"

how can I translate balonazo, being in mind it's not the sport of dodgeball but soccer that's being referred to?
Lucy Williams
Spain
Local time: 07:40
He hits the ball so hard it hurts
Explanation:
Best to use a verb here rather than a noun I think.
No one wants to play with him because he hits the ball so hard it hurts.
Alternatively: You don't want to be standing in the way when he hits the ball. That's why no one wants to play with him.
Selected response from:

James Calder
Local time: 07:40
Grading comment
Thanks James, this is what I eventually went with.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5He hits the ball so hard it hurts
James Calder
4mean goal
Monique Rojkind
4smashing shots
Rafael Geronimo
4smash crushing kicks
Gad Kohenov
3thump(s)
Taña Dalglish
3He whacks the ball hard
Lisa McCarthy
3he has (got) a pulverizing shot on him
David Ronder


Discussion entries: 3





  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
He hits the ball so hard it hurts


Explanation:
Best to use a verb here rather than a noun I think.
No one wants to play with him because he hits the ball so hard it hurts.
Alternatively: You don't want to be standing in the way when he hits the ball. That's why no one wants to play with him.


James Calder
Local time: 07:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 220
Grading comment
Thanks James, this is what I eventually went with.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
thump(s)


Explanation:
Una posibilidad:

http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/balonazo

Suerte.

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http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/balonazo
balonazo
masculine nounalso:
•rompió la ventana de un balonazo -> he smashed the window with the football •me dio un balonazo en la cara -> he hit me right in the face with the ball

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Example:
He thumped/smashed the ball so hard that he literally pulverized another player (should the ball hit them); the force of the ball with which it was hit would pulverize anyone in his way.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 00:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
He whacks the ball hard


Explanation:
Kevin Ellison **whacks the ball** in the Referee's face | Football News
It doesn't get much better than this, ball + big bald LeagueTwo player + Ref = Ball in the face ref down. You don't get this in the Premiership! [youtube.
www.winningiseverything.co.uk/kevin-ellison-whacks-the-ball... - Cached
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Trotman eyes silverware for Saints (From Daily Echo)
15 Dec 2009 ... I know my Dad liked him - "a good old-fashioned, no nonsesense centre-back who **whacks the ball** back up the pitch" - but I've never really ...
www.dailyecho.co.uk/.../4793856.Trotman_eyes_silverware_for... -

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www.indianexpress.com/news/i-can-bat-at-any-number-says.../... - Cached
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Andy Murray vs. Andy Roddick: A battle for Britain at Wimbledon
2 Jul 2009 ... WIMBLEDON - Our Andy ***whacks the ball hard and then whacks it harder.*** His wrist is a powerful, spring-action slingshot. ...
www.nydailynews.com/.../2009-07-02_andy_murray_vs_andy_rodd... - United States - Similar

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
smash crushing kicks


Explanation:
www.speedtrainingsecrets.com/Soccer_Run_Faster_Kick_Farther.htm

Played the game in my younger days.

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He smashes crushing kicks.

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 08:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 12
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
he has (got) a pulverizing shot on him


Explanation:
Another suggestion.

We do say 'pulverizing shot':

Group D:Czech Republic 2, Germany 1 : Völler quits after Germans ...Ballack gave his side the lead and hope with a pulverizing shot after being ... "I don't use football matches as a means of relaxation," he said "I relax in ...
www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/sports/25iht-a20_16.html?... - United States

And 'he has a [forceful adjective here] shot on him' is fairly standard in sports journalism:

Serie A Preview: Atalanta - AC Milan - Goal.com2 Oct 2009 ... The 31-year-old has a powerful shot on him that makes him a danger anywhere in the final third. Marco Storari (Milan) ...
www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/.../serie-a-preview-atalanta-ac-... - Cached

Millwall | News | Breaking News | Breaking News | What The Papers Said17 Nov 2008 ... The manager added: "We know David has a powerful shot on him. If you hit a ball as powerfully as he does you always have a chance if it's ...
www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1457178,00.ht... - Cached

I think the idea that it would hurt like hell if you got in the way is implicit.




David Ronder
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mean goal


Explanation:
He scores a mean goal...
an idea.

Monique Rojkind
Mexico
Local time: 00:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
smashing shots


Explanation:
Just an opinion from a soccer player

Rafael Geronimo
United States
Local time: 00:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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