pelota

/peˈlota/, [peˈlo.t̪a]

ball


Examples
  • Una pelota me pegó en la nuca mientras jugaba fútbol.

    A ball hit the back of my head while I was playing soccer.

  • Le pedí al muchacho la pelota de vuelta.

    I asked the boy to throw the ball back.

  • Bob es un verdadero pelota.

    Bob is really a brown noser.

  • Una pelota de goma rebota porque es elástica.

    A rubber ball bounces because it is elastic.

  • ¿Se te ha ido la pelota?

    Are you out of your mind?

  • Él pateó la pelota con su pie.

    He kicked the ball with his foot.

  • Una pelota está flotando río abajo.

    A ball is floating down the river.

  • No juegues a la pelota en la habitación.

    Don't play ball in this room.

  • La Tierra es una pelota.

    The earth is a ball.

  • Él arrojó la pelota contra la pared.

    He threw the ball against the wall.

  • ¡Eh! Tu pelota de béisbol acaba de romper mi ventana.

    Hey! Your baseball just broke my window.

  • Tom atrapó la pelota con su mano derecha.

    Tom caught the ball with his right hand.

  • La pelota rebotó bien alto en el aire.

    The ball bounced high in the air.

  • La pelota de golf casi entró en el hoyo.

    The golf ball almost went in the hole.

  • El perro no quería soltar la pelota.

    The dog wouldn't let go of the ball.

  • Él atrapó la pelota con la izquierda.

    He caught the ball with his left hand.

  • La pelota voló por el aire.

    The ball flew through the air.

  • Una pelota de béisbol entró volando por la ventana.

    A baseball came flying through the window.

  • Aquella pelota se habrá topado conmigo.

    That ball could've hit me.

  • Tom dejó caer la pelota.

    Tom dropped the ball.


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