bolita

f.

1 small ball; pellet; (Southern Cone) marble.

2 ballot paper. (Southern Cone)

3 little ball.

4 pellet.

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SF

1) (=bola pequeña) [hueca] small ball; [maciza] pellet; Cono Sur (=canica) marble

2) Cono Sur (Pol) ballot paper

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femenino

a) (en tejido) bobble

se me hicieron bolitas en el pullover — my sweater got all balled up (AmE) o (BrE) went all bobbly

b) (AmS) (Jueg) marble

jugar a las bolitas — to play marbles

echarse la bolita — (Méx) to pass the buck

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= pellet.

Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

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* relleno de bolitas = beanbag.

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femenino

a) (en tejido) bobble

se me hicieron bolitas en el pullover — my sweater got all balled up (AmE) o (BrE) went all bobbly

b) (AmS) (Jueg) marble

jugar a las bolitas — to play marbles

echarse la bolita — (Méx) to pass the buck

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= pellet.

Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

* relleno de bolitas = beanbag.

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bolita

feminine

1 (en un tejido) bobble

se me hicieron bolitas en el pullover my sweater got all balled up (AmE) o (BrE) went all bobbly

2 (AmS) (Jueg) marble

jugar a las bolitas to play marbles

por bolitas de dulce (Chi fam) (en vano) for nothing, in vain; (sin recompensa) for nothing (colloq)

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bolita sustantivo femenino (AmS) (Jueg) marble;

◊ jugar a las bolitas to play marbles

'bolita' also found in these entries:
English:
wad
- marble
- pellet
- stud

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bolita

♦ nf

CSur

1. [bola] marble

2.

las bolitas [juego] marbles;

jugar a la bolita o [m5]las bolitas to play marbles

♦ nmf

Arg Fam = sometimes pejorative term referring to a Bolivian person

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bolita

f CSur (canica) marble