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bola meaning in English

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ébola noun
{m}

Ebola(shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever)
noun
[UK: iˈbo.lə] [US: iˈbo.lə]
The next four to six weeks are crucial in controlling the massive Ebola outbreak. = Las siguientes cuatro a seis semanas son cruciales para controlar el masivo estallido del Ébola.

Ébola proper noun
{m}

Ebola(river)
proper noun
[UK: iˈbo.lə] [US: iˈbo.lə]
The next four to six weeks are crucial in controlling the massive Ebola outbreak. = Las siguientes cuatro a seis semanas son cruciales para controlar el masivo estallido del Ébola.

embolado noun
{m}

mess [messes](confusion of things)
noun
[UK: mes] [US: ˈmes]

en bolas adjective

naked(not wearing any clothes)
adjective
[UK: ˈneɪkɪd] [US: ˈneɪkəd]

enarbolar verb

tree [treed, treeing, trees](chase up a tree)
verb
[UK: triː] [US: ˈtriː]

herbolar verb

herborize(to seek and classify plant species)
verb
[UK: ˈhɜː.bə.raɪz] [US: ˈhɜːr.bə.ˌraɪz]

herbolaria noun
{f}

herbalist [herbalists](person who treats diseases by herbs)
noun
[UK: ˈhɜː.bə.lɪst] [US: ˈɝː.bə.ləst]

herbolario noun
{m}

herbalist [herbalists](person who treats diseases by herbs)
noun
[UK: ˈhɜː.bə.lɪst] [US: ˈɝː.bə.ləst]

Hezbolá proper noun

Hezbollah(Lebanese Shia islamic organisation)
proper noun
[UK: hez.ˈbɑː.lə] [US: hez.ˈbɑː.lə]

hipérbola noun
{f}

hyperbola [hyperbolas](geometric curve)
noun
[UK: haɪ.ˈpɜː.bə.lə] [US: haɪ.ˈpɝː.bə.lə]

no dar pie con bola preposition

off one's gamepreposition

pan bola noun
{m}

boule(A round loaf of bread)
noun
[UK: ˈbuːl] [US: ˈbuːl]

parábola noun
{f}

parable [parables](short story illustrating a lesson)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.rəb.l̩] [US: ˈpe.rəb.l̩]
I'll explain by way of a parable. = Lo explicaré por medio de una parábola.

parabola [parabolas](a conic section)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈræ.bə.lə] [US: pə.ˈræ.bə.lə]

pasar la bola verb

pass the buck(to transfer responsibility or blame from oneself)
verb
[UK: pɑːs ðə bʌk] [US: ˈpæs ðə bʌk]

patada en las bolas noun

pain in the ass(something that causes discomfort)
noun
[UK: peɪn ɪn ðə æs] [US: ˈpeɪn ɪn ðə ˈæs]

pedir bola verb

hitchhike [hitchhiked, hitchhiking, hitchhikes](to try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road)
verb
[UK: ˈhɪtʃ.haɪk] [US: ˈhɪʧ.ˌhaɪk]

pelea de bolas de nieve noun
{f}

snowball fight(play fight)
noun

piscina de bolas noun
{f}

ball pit(type of play area)
noun

puntabola noun
{f}

ballpoint pen [ballpoint pens](pen)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔːl.pɔɪnt pen] [US: ˈbɒl.pɒjnt ˈpen]

quilombola noun
{m} {f}

maroon [maroons](runaway slave)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈruːn] [US: mə.ˈruːn]

recogebolas noun
{m} {f}

ball boy(A male person responsible for retrieving balls)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ˌbɔɪ] [US: ˈbɒl ˌbɔɪ]

sacabolas noun
{m}

melon baller(tool)
noun

sacabolas de helado noun
{m}

scoop [scoops](any cup- or bowl-shaped object)
noun
[UK: skuːp] [US: ˈskuːp]

tómbola noun

tombola(lottery)
noun
[UK: tɒm.ˈbəʊ.lə] [US: tɒmˈbo.ʊ.lə]

virus Ébola noun
{m}

Ebola virus(virus)
noun

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