WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
ball [sth] up, ball up [sth] (US), balls [sth] up, balls up [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal sep | informal (do [sth] badly) (coloquial) | cagarla, joderla v prnl |
| (AR, UY, coloquial) | despelotar⇒ vtr |
| (ES, coloquial) | enfollonar⇒ vtr |
Note: In the UK, 'balls up' may be offensive to some. |
| I've really balled up my computer this time; I'll have to call tech support. |
| Realmente la cagué con mi computadora esta vez, necesito llamar al soporte técnico. |
ball [sth] up, ball up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shape into a ball) | hacer una bola loc verb |
| | dar forma de bola loc verb |
| In frustration, Jimmy balled up his report and tossed it in the trash can. |