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kick

Spanish translation: patear

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English term or phrase:kick
Spanish translation:patear
Entered by: Lafuente

09:59 Aug 26, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: kick
I like to kick the ball against the wall.
jennifer
patear
Explanation:
Me gusta patear la pelota contra la pared

Saludos
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Lafuente
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Summary of answers provided
na +6patear
Lafuente
na +3dar patadas
Leliadoura
na +1hacer botar
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
na +1chutar
CCW


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1 min peer agreement (net): +6
patear


Explanation:
Me gusta patear la pelota contra la pared

Saludos

Lafuente
PRO pts in pair: 104
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisa Capelão
0 min
  -> gracias
agree  Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
2 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Atacama
24 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Patricia Lutteral
1 hr
  -> gracias
agree  mónica alfonso
2 hrs
  -> gracias
agree  Ivan Sanchez
5 hrs
  -> gracias
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6 mins peer agreement (net): +1
hacer botar


Explanation:
Dear Jennifer,

In Spain we would say this:

"Me encanta hacer botar la pelota en la pared"

Hope it helps!

Flavio :)


    Translation Student
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 14:59
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 121

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  boni: But I'd rather say "contra la pared"
17 hrs
  -> Gracias Boni
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7 mins peer agreement (net): +3
dar patadas


Explanation:
Me gusta darle patadas a la pelota (or el balón) contra la pared.
This would sound more "normal" in Spain, though patear would also be correct.
:-)

Leliadoura
Local time: 14:59
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 684

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Juliá
19 mins
  -> gracias :-))
agree  Genio: La forma mas correcta
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Genio :-)
agree  Ariadna Castillo González
3 hrs
  -> gracias, Ariadna! :-)
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5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
chutar


Explanation:
"Me gusta chutar la pelota contra la pared."

"chutar" is the Spanish form for "kicking a ball"; it is used in football (originally from "shoot"). "chutar" is accepted by the RAE.

Hope it helps.


    native Spa speaker
    Dicc. de dudas e irregularidades de la lengua espa�ola
CCW
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 302

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti: Viva la RAE :)
14 hrs
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