foosball

el fútbol de mesa

foosball(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (activity)

a. el fútbol de mesa

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We were playing foosball when one of the handles broke off.Estábamos jugando fútbol de mesa cuando se rompió uno de los mangos.

b. el futbolito

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

You can't spin the men like that in foosball. It's cheating.No está permitido girar los hombres así en el futbolito. Eso es trampa.

c. el futbolín

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Here in Spain, the players in foosball have two legs instead of one.Aquí en España, los jugadores en el futbolín tienen dos piernas en vez de una.

d. el taca-taca

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Chile

(Chile)

Do you want to play pool or foosball?¿Quieres jugar billar o taca-taca?

e. el metegol

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Argentina

(Argentina)

You don't want me as a partner; I'm terrible at foosball.No me quieres como pareja; no se me da bien el metegol.

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