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"Bola" is a form of "bola", a noun which is often translated as "ball". "Lomo de res" is a noun which is often translated as "beef loin". Learn more about the difference between "bola" and "lomo de res" below.
la bola(
boh
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lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (sports)
a. ball
Los niños están jugando con una bola en el parque.The kids are playing with a ball in the park.
3. (culinary)
4. (games)
a. boules
Los viejitos franceses jugaban bola en el jardín.The elderly Frenchmen played boules in the garden.
5. (polish)
a. shoe polish
Necesito comprar bola para pulir mis botas.I need to buy shoe polish to shine my boots.
6. (colloquial) (gossip)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. rumor
No andes divulgando bolas si no quieres que piensen mal de ti.Don't go around spreading rumors if you don't want people to think poorly of you.
7. (colloquial) (lie)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fib (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi hermano le dijo una bola a mi mamá.My brother told my mom a fib.
8. (colloquial) (group) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
las bolas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
el lomo de res(
loh
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moh
deh
rrehs
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. beef loin
Yo tomaré el lomo de res en salsa de vino tinto, por favor.I'll have the beef loin in red wine sauce, please.
c. beef tenderloin
Creo que con un lomo de res será suficiente para tres personas.I think one beef tenderloin should feed three people.
