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"Bola" is a noun which is often translated as "ball", and "un montón" is a phrase which is often translated as "a lot". Learn more about the difference between "bola" and "un montón" 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.
un montón(
oon
mohn
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tohn
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. a lot
Dentro de la casa abandonada había un montón de basura.Inside the abandoned house there was a lot of trash.
b. lots (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Le saqué un montón de fotos a la torre Eiffel.I took lots of pictures of the Eiffel Tower.
c. loads (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi primo ganó un montón de dinero jugando al póquer por internet.My cousin made loads of money playing poker online.
2. (very much)
a. a lot
¿Cuándo vas a venir a visitarme? Te extraño un montón.When are you coming to visit me? I miss you a lot.
