pinball

pinball

Juego en el que mantienes una bola metálica en movimiento dentro de una máquina para ganar puntos.

En inglés sencillo: A game in which you keep a metal ball moving around a machine to score points.

• We played pinball after school.
• This old pinball machine still works.
• How many points did you score at pinball?

Expresiones frecuentes: play pinball, pinball machine, pinball table

bola de pinball

Pequeña bola metálica que se mueve dentro de una máquina de pinball.

En inglés sencillo: The small metal ball that moves around inside an arcade machine.

• The pinball rolled towards the flipper.
• A silver pinball bounced off the bumper.
• Two pinballs were stuck inside the machine.

Expresiones frecuentes: steel pinball, rolling pinball

barullo

Momento confuso de un partido en que varios jugadores golpean rápidamente el balón entre ellos.

En inglés sencillo: A confused moment in a game when many players quickly kick the ball between them.

• There was pinball in the penalty area.
• The goal followed a brief spell of pinball.
• The match ended with frantic pinball near our goal.

Sinónimos: scramble

Expresiones frecuentes: penalty-box pinball, brief pinball

rebotar, moverse de un lado a otro

Moverse rápidamente en distintas direcciones, a menudo chocando con cosas.

En inglés sencillo: To move quickly in different directions, often hitting things along the way.

• The child pinballed around the room.
• I pinball between meetings all morning.
• The cyclist pinballed through the crowded street.

Cómo se usa: pinball between things (The ball pinballed between the walls.)

Sinónimos: bounce around, dart around

Expresiones frecuentes: pinball around, pinball between something