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"Pelotas" is a form of "pelotas", a plural noun which is often translated as "balls". "Patines" is a form of "patinar", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to skate". Learn more about the difference between "pelotas" and "patines" below.
las pelotas(
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)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
b. guts (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Hace falta tener muchas pelotas para decir lo que piensas cuando nadie te apoya.It takes a lot of guts to speak your mind when nobody backs you.
2. (colloquial) (idiot) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. jerk (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ese pelotas no hizo nada para ayudarme.That jerk did nothing to help me.
la pelota
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. football (soccer) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Le regalaron la pelota del Mundial 2014 para el cumpleaños.He was given the 2014 World Cup football for his birthday.
4. (colloquial) (sports) (Cuba) (Dominican Republic) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Venezuela
5. (vulgar) (male genitalia)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
6. (colloquial) (flatterer) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. brownnoser (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esa pelota otra vez anda haciéndole la rosca al jefe.That brownnoser is sucking up to the boss again.
patinar(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (sport)
a. to skate
María patina en el parque todos los sábados por la mañana.Maria skates in the park every Saturday morning.
b. to roller-skate (with wheels)
Fuimos a patinar a la pista junto al lago.We went roller-skating at the rink next to the lake.
c. to ice-skate (on ice)
En invierno salen a patinar al lago.They go ice-skating on the lake in winter.
d. to rollerblade (with inline skates)
Tienes que patinar muy bien si quieres jugar hockey sobre patines.You've got to be very good at rollerblading if you want to play inline hockey.
2. (surface)
3. (colloquial) (to make a blunder)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to slip up
Es un buen cineasta, pero con esa película patinó.He's a good filmmaker, but he slipped up on that film.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
patinarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
