- ovillo
- m.1 ball.hacerse un ovillo (of wool etc) to curl up into a ball2 ball of yarn.3 pile, heap.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ovillar.* * *ovillo► nombre masculino1 ball of wool\FRASEOLOGÍAhacerse un ovillo figurado to curl up into a ball* * *noun m.ball* * *SM1) [de lana, cuerda] ball
hacerse un ovillo — [gen] to curl up into a ball; [de miedo] to cower; [en el habla] to get tied up in knots
2) (=enredo) tangle* * *masculino ball (of yarn)hacerse un ovillo — to curl up (in a ball)
* * *= ball of yarn.Ex. Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.----* ovillo de lana = ball of wool.* * *masculino ball (of yarn)hacerse un ovillo — to curl up (in a ball)
* * *= ball of yarn.Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
* ovillo de lana = ball of wool.* * *ovillomasculineball (of yarn)hacerse un ovillo to curl up (in a ball)* * *
Del verbo ovillar: (conjugate ovillar)
ovillo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
ovilló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ovillar
ovillo
ovillo sustantivo masculino
ball (of yarn);◊ hacerse un ovillo to curl up (in a ball)
ovillo sustantivo masculino ball (of wool)
♦ Locuciones: hacerse un ovillo, to curl up (into a ball)
'ovillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desenrollar
- deshacer
English:
ball
- curl up
- curl
- roll
- wind
* * *ovillo nmball [of wool etc];hacerse un ovillo to curl up into a ball* * *ovillom ball;hacerse un ovillo fig curl up (into a ball)* * *ovillo nm1) : ball (of yarn)2) : tangle* * *ovillo n ballhacerse un ovillo to curl up into a ball
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.