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windup
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sports)
a. la windup (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The pitcher stopped in the middle of his windup and threw the ball to the first baseman.El lanzador interrumpió su windup y le tiró la pelota al primera base.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
His volley is perfect, but his serve windup could stand to be improved.Su volea es perfecta, pero su mecánica de servicio es mejorable.
The golf instructor gave Ethan some pointers on his windup.El instructor de golf de Ethan le dio unas sugerencias para mejorar su mecánica de golpeo.
2. (colloquial) (joke at someone's expense) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la broma (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Allen has no sense of humour. He's not the kind of person to take a windup very well.Allen no tiene sentido de humor. No es el tipo de persona a la que le gustan las bromas.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
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