wicket

wicket, portillo

Conjunto de tres postes de madera y dos pequeñas piezas transversales que protege el bateador en críquet.

En inglés sencillo: The three wooden posts and two small crosspieces that a batter protects in cricket.

• The ball hit the wicket.
• The batter stood in front of the wicket.
• They set up two wickets for the practice game.

Sinónimos: stumps

Expresiones frecuentes: hit the wicket, defend the wicket, wooden wicket

puesto de guardameta

Puesto de quien se coloca detrás del bateador para atrapar la pelota cuando su equipo lanza en críquet.

En inglés sencillo: The job of standing behind the batter to catch the ball while your cricket team bowls.

• Sam kept wicket for our team.
• Who will keep wicket in tomorrow's match?
• She took over the wicket when our keeper injured his hand.

Sinónimos: wicketkeeping

Expresiones frecuentes: keep wicket, keep the wicket

portillo, portilla

Puerta pequeña situada dentro de otra mayor o a su lado.

En inglés sencillo: A small door or gate in, or beside, a larger door or gate.

• The guard opened the wicket.
• We entered through a wicket in the great wooden gate.
• A narrow wicket led into the courtyard.

Sinónimos: wicket gate, small gate

Expresiones frecuentes: wicket gate, open the wicket, small wicket

ventanilla, ventanuco

Ventana o abertura pequeña, a veces protegida por barras metálicas.

En inglés sencillo: A small window or opening, sometimes covered with metal bars.

• The clerk spoke through the wicket.
• She passed the papers through a small wicket.
• Iron bars covered the prison wicket.

Sinónimos: hatch, small window

Expresiones frecuentes: barred wicket, ticket wicket, through the wicket