Significado de la palabra snooker en español
¿Qué significa snooker en inglés? Descubre el significado, la pronunciación y el uso específico de esta palabra con Lingoland
snooker
US /ˈsnuː.kɚ/
UK /ˈsnuː.kɚ/
Sustantivo
1.
snooker
a game played with cues on a billiard table with 15 red balls and 6 balls of other colors, in which players score points by pocketing the balls in a particular order
Ejemplo:
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He spent the evening playing snooker with his friends.
Pasó la noche jugando al snooker con sus amigos.
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The snooker championship is held annually.
El campeonato de snooker se celebra anualmente.
Verbo
1.
snookerar, bloquear
to leave an opponent in a position where they cannot directly hit the ball they want to hit because another ball is in the way
Ejemplo:
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He managed to snooker his opponent with a clever shot.
Logró snookerar a su oponente con un tiro inteligente.
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The red ball was perfectly placed to snooker the cue ball.
La bola roja estaba perfectamente colocada para snookerar la bola blanca.
2.
engañar, timar
to trick or deceive someone
Ejemplo:
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He felt completely snookered by the salesman's smooth talk.
Se sintió completamente engañado por la labia del vendedor.
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Don't let them snooker you into signing that contract.
No dejes que te engañen para firmar ese contrato.
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