bowl over

dejar boquiabierto, impresionar

Sorprender o impresionar muchísimo a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: Something surprises or impresses you very much.

• Her voice bowled me over.
• We were bowled over by their kindness.
• Did the final performance bowl you over too?

Cómo se usa: be bowled over by something (We were bowled over by her singing.)

Sinónimos: amaze, astonish, impress

Expresiones frecuentes: bowl someone over, bowl over audiences

derribar, tumbar

Chocar contra alguien o algo con fuerza suficiente para hacerlo caer.

En inglés sencillo: You hit someone or something with enough force to make them fall.

• The dog bowled me over.
• A sudden wave bowled the children over.
• He nearly bowled over a waiter as he rushed outside.

Cómo se usa: bowl someone/something over (The rushing crowd bowled a security guard over.)

Sinónimos: knock over, knock down

Expresiones frecuentes: bowl someone over, bowl over someone

hacer rodar

Lanzar una pelota de manera que ruede sobre una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: You send a ball rolling across a surface.

• Bowl the ball over the grass.
• He bowled a wooden ball over the carpet.
• Can you bowl it over this uneven surface?

Cómo se usa: bowl something over something (She bowled the ball over the smooth lawn.)

Sinónimos: roll across

Expresiones frecuentes: bowl over grass, bowl over carpet