bolo

m.

1 bowling pin (sport).

(el juego de) los bolos (tenpin) bowling

2 gig (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

3 boozer (informal) (drunk). (Central American Spanish)

4 tenpin, skittle.

5 drunkard.

6 newel post.

7 dimwit.

8 christening keepsake.

9 bolus.

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bolo

► nombre masculino

1 skittle, ninepin

2 (necio) dunce, idiot

► nombre masculino plural bolos

1 skittles

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bolo alimenticio bolus

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noun m.

tenpin

- bolos

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I

SM

1) (=cilindro) skittle, ninepin (EEUU)

- andar en bolo

- ir en bolo

- tumbar bolo

2) pl bolos (=juego) skittles sing , ninepins (EEUU) sing

- echar a rodar los bolos

3) (Med) large pill

4) (Naipes) slam

5) (=moneda) Caribe one-peso coin; Ven one-bolívar coin

6) Méx (=regalo) christening present ( from godparents )

7) *** (=pene) prick ***

II CAm, Cuba, Méx

1.

ADJ drunk

2.

SM drunk

III

** SM (Mús) gig, concert

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I

-la adjetivo (AmC fam)

a) (borracho) sloshed (colloq)

b) (roto)

el motor está bolo — the engine's had it (colloq)

II

-la masculino, femenino (AmC fam) old soak (colloq)

III

masculino

1) skittle, tenpin

jugar a los bolos — to play skittles, to go bowling

2) (Méx)

a) (monedas) coins (thrown by godfather to children at christening)

b) (recuerdo) token given to people at christening

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= bowl, bowling ball.

Ex. There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.

Ex. If you've ever been bowling you know that bowling balls range from about 8 to 16 pounds.

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* juego de bolos = bowling.

* jugador de bolos = bowler.

* jugar a los bolos = bowling.

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I

-la adjetivo (AmC fam)

a) (borracho) sloshed (colloq)

b) (roto)

el motor está bolo — the engine's had it (colloq)

II

-la masculino, femenino (AmC fam) old soak (colloq)

III

masculino

1) skittle, tenpin

jugar a los bolos — to play skittles, to go bowling

2) (Méx)

a) (monedas) coins (thrown by godfather to children at christening)

b) (recuerdo) token given to people at christening

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= bowl, bowling ball.

Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.

Ex: If you've ever been bowling you know that bowling balls range from about 8 to 16 pounds.

* juego de bolos = bowling.

* jugador de bolos = bowler.

* jugar a los bolos = bowling.

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bolo¹ -la

adjective

(AmC fam)

1 (borracho) drunk, sloshed (colloq)

2

(roto): parece que el motor está bolo looks like the engine's had it (colloq)

bolo² -la

masculine, feminine

(AmC fam) drunkard, old soak (colloq)

bolo³

masculine

A

1 (palo) skittle, tenpin

tumbar bolo (Col fam): con este vestido vas a tumbar bolo you'll knock them out o wow them in that dress (colloq)

2 bolos mpl (juego) bowling, tenpin bowling (BrE)

jugar a los bolo to play skittles, to go bowling

Compuesto:

bolo alimenticio

bolus

B (Méx)

1 (monedas) coins (thrown by godfather to children at christening)

2 (recuerdo) token given to people at christening

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bolo sustantivo masculino

a) (palo) skittle, tenpin

b)

◊ bolos sustantivo masculino plural (juego) bowling, ten pin bowling (BrE);

jugar a los bolos to play skittles, to go bowling
bolo sustantivo masculino
1 skittle, ninepin 2 bolos (juego) skittles, bowling
'bolo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boliche
English:
cud
- skittle

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bolo¹ nm

1. [pieza] bowling pin

2.

los bolos [juego] (tenpin) bowling;

jugar a los bolos to bowl, to go bowling

3. bolo alimenticio bolus

4. Esp Fam [actuación] gig;

hacer bolos to tour

5. Ven Fam [bolívar] bolivar

bolo², -a CAm Fam

♦ adj

[borracho] sloshed

♦ nm,f

[borracho] boozer

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bolo

m

1 para el juego pin

2 C.Am., Méx

regalo christening present

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bolo nm

: bowling pin, tenpin

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bolo n skittle