pinball

flipper

Gioco in cui si mantiene in movimento una pallina metallica dentro una macchina per fare punti.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: play pinball, pinball machine, pinball table

pallina del flipper

Piccola pallina metallica che si muove dentro un flipper.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: steel pinball, rolling pinball

mischia

Momento confuso di una partita in cui diversi giocatori calciano rapidamente il pallone tra loro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: scramble

Espressioni comuni: penalty-box pinball, brief pinball

rimbalzare, zigzagare

Muoversi rapidamente in diverse direzioni, spesso urtando cose lungo il percorso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: pinball between things (The ball pinballed between the walls.)

Sinonimi: bounce around, dart around

Espressioni comuni: pinball around, pinball between something