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"Guatemala" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Guatemala", and "balón" is a noun which is often translated as "ball". Learn more about the difference between "Guatemala" and "balón" below.
el balón(
bah
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lohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. balloon
Alguien rompió un balón en el laboratorio de química.Someone broke a balloon in the chemistry lab.
a. cylinder
Utilizamos balones de nitrógeno para conservar las muestras.We use nitrogen cylinders to preserve the samples.
a. balloon
Los balones sirven para determinar la temperatura en capas más altas de la atmósfera.Balloons are used to measure the temperature at higher atmospheric levels.
5. (beer glass) (Argentina) (Bolivia) (Uruguay)
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. balloon glass
Me tomé muy rápido todo el balón de cerveza.I drank all the beer in the balloon glass very fast.
6. (colloquial) (overweight person) (Bolivia) (Ecuador)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Ecuador
a. fatty (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi perro es un balón que no para de comer.My dog's a fatty who won't stop eating.
