Carrie Soto dictionary

sideline

DEF: the lines along the two long sides of a sports field, tennis court, etc. that mark the outer edges; the area just outside these | TR: странична линия на игрище, пространството зад тази линия

linesman

DEF: an official who helps the referee in some games that are played on a field or court, especially in deciding whether or where a ball crosses one of the lines. | TR: съдия на странична линия

umpire

DEF: a person whose job is to watch a game and make sure that rules are not broken | SYN: referee, judge | TR: съдия, рефер

preside

DEF: to lead or be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, etc | SYN: rule, govern, control | TR: контролирам, имам власт, царя

squeaked out

DEF: to only just succeed in something such as a test or competition | TR: разминаване на косъм, успявам да вляза

Cuidado

TR: внимание

established

DEF: to cause yourself to be accepted as being something | SYN: proved | TR: доказан, установен

brash

DEF: confident in an aggressive way | SYN: bold, cocky | TR: стремителен

groundstroke

DEF: a hit that is made after the ball has bounced | TR: удар от основната линия

handily

DEF: without difficulty | SYN: easily | TR: лесно, безпроблемно

home turf

DEF: cort grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots | SYN: territory | TR: трева, тревна площ

hija

TR: дъщеря

scorcher

DEF: a very good hit, shot, etc. in a sport | TR: поразяващо

Lo dudo

TR: Съмнявам се

Entonces

TR: в такъв случай; щом е така;

tambien

TR: също и

Es verdad

TR: вярно е

Lo entendes

TR: ти разбираш

stave off

DEF: to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay something | SYN: prevent, resist | TR: отблъсквам, отклонявам

sportscaster

DEF: a person who introduces and presents a sportscast | TR: водещ на спортно предаване

eager

DEF: very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do; showing this | SYN: excited | TR: горя от нетърпение

stamina

DEF: the physical or mental strength that enables you to do something difficult for long periods of time | SYN: endurance, strength | TR: издръжливост

pichona

TR: пиленце

tender

DEF: painful, sore, or uncomfortable when touched | SYN: painful | TR: болезнен

lob

DEF: an act of hitting or kicking a ball in a high curve through the air, so that it lands behind the person you are playing against | SYN: throw, toss | TR: изстрелвам високо във въздуха; сп. изпращам висока топка

Nunca estuve mas orgulloso, cielo

TR: Никога не съм бил/а по-горд/а, скъпи/а

hitter

DEF: a person who hits the ball in the way mentioned | TR: човек, който има добър удар

foxtrot

DEF: a formal dance for two people together, with both small fast steps and longer slow ones | TR: фокстрот, вид салонен танц

purposefully

DEF: in a way that shows that you know what you want to do | SYN: intentionally | TR: целеустремен

tunnel vision

DEF: single-minded concentration on one objective | TR: фиксация върху една цел

dart

DEF: to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction | TR: мятам

waved away

DEF: to not accept something because you do not think it is necessary or important | SYN: dismiss | TR: махна с ръка

static

DEF: noise or other effects that interrupt radio or television signals and are caused by particular conditions in the atmosphere | TR: пращене

Guerrerita

TR: Воин

twinge

DEF: a sudden short feeling of an unpleasant emotion | SYN: sting | TR: угризение

bristle

DEF: to suddenly become very annoyed or offended at what somebody says or does | TR: наежвам се, настръхвам

dutifully

DEF: doing everything that you are expected to do; in a way that shows respect | SYN: obediently | TR: послушно

fluid

DEF: involving minimal difficulty or effort | SYN: smooth | TR: плавен

Los fundamentos

TR: Основите

deuce

DEF: (in tennis) the situation when both players have 40 as a score, after which one player must win two points one after the other in order to win the game | TR: равен резултат

advantage-in/out

DEF: (in tennis ) the first point scored after a score of 40–40 | TR: първа точка, отбелязана след равенство (в тениса)

drill

DEF: a way of learning something by means of repeated exercises | SYN: exercise, practice | TR: тренировка

footwork

DEF: the way in which a person moves their feet when playing a sport or dancing | TR: движения с краката

volley

DEF: a hit or kick of the ball before it touches the ground | TR: воле, удар по топка, преди да е паднала на земята

De nuevo

TR: Отново

Decime por quep

TR: кажи ми защо

Y que mas

TR: Какво друго

pinpoint stance

DEF: a serving stance in which the back foot moves up to join the front foot during the service motion, so both feet end up close together before the player jumps to hit the serve. | TR: стойка „пинпойнт“ при сервис/стойка при сервис с приближаване на задния крак напред

Bueno, entiendo

TR: Ами разбирам

peppering

DEF: to add to something in many places | SYN: sprinkling | TR: посипвам, добавям, поръсвам

cross-court forehands

DEF: forehand shots hit diagonally across the court, from one corner to the opposite corner | TR: форхенди по диагонала

Muy pero muy bien

TR: Много, много добре

doggie bags

DEF: a container for leftover food to be carried home from a meal eaten at a restaurant | SYN: container | TR: торбичка/кутия за остатъци от храна

recliner

DEF: soft comfortable chair with a back that can be pushed back at an angle so that you can lean back in it | TR: кресло с падаща облегалка

TV trays

DEF: Small, lightweight, foldable tables used for eating or placing items while watching TV. | TR: малки сгъваеми масички за хранене пред телевизора

No te preocupes

TR: не се притеснявай

pero

TR: но

carino

TR: скъпа

recruited

DEF: to persuade somebody to do something | TR: набирам, вербувам

passing shot

DEF: a shot which goes past your opponent, and which they cannot reach | TR: пасинг шот/удар преминаваш покрай противника

a chip on smb's shoulder

DEF: to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people | TR: засегнат/обиден/ угорчен съм

gloat

DEF: to show that you are happy about your own success or somebody else’s failure, in an unpleasant way | SYN: brag | TR: злорадствам

endeavor

DEF: an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult | SYN: attempt try | TR: усилие

condition

DEF: to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness | SYN: train, prepare | TR: подготвям

Esta bien

TR: добре

Entonces vamos

TR: Хайде да тръгваме

chafing

DEF: if skin chafes, or if something chafes it, it becomes painful because the thing is rubbing against it | SYN: irritate scratch | TR: ожулвам (се), протривам (се)

insurmountable

DEF: incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued | SYN: unconquerable | TR: непреодолим

Bueno contame

TR: Ами кажи ми

taut(strings)

DEF: stretched with little or no give | SYN: tight | TR: опънат, стегнат

scuff

DEF: a mark on the smooth surface of something made when you rub it against something rough or drag it along the ground | SYN: scratch scrape | TR: одраскване

lanky

DEF: having long, thin arms and legs | SYN: skinny | TR: хилав

stocky

DEF: short, with a strong, solid body | SYN: bulky beefy | TR: набит, як

reprimanded

DEF: to tell somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions | SYN: scolded | TR: смъмрям, порицавам

wage

DEF: to begin and continue a war, a battle, etc. | SYN: lead | TR: водя, повеждам

rallies

DEF: a series of hits of the ball before a point is scored | TR: продължителна размяна на удари (при тенис, бокс и пр.)

double-fault

DEF: to lose a point by making two bad serves, one after the other | TR: двойна грешка

whizzed

DEF: to move very quickly, making a high, continuous sound | SYN: hissed | TR: изсвистя

innately

DEF: according to a quality or ability that you are born with | SYN: naturally, instictively | TR: инстинктивен

Hablemos

TR: нека поговорим

Ni lo intentes

TR: Дори не се опитвай

contorted

изкривен; изкълчен; изопачен twisted so that the natural or normal shape is lost

Algun dia

TR: Някой ден

Contame

TR: кажи ми

Me encanta

TR: обичам

Es cierto

TR: вярно е

clay

DEF: a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks | TR: вид настилка за тенис корт (от финни камъчета и отломки от тухла)

hustling

DEF: to rob by the use of trickery or threats | SYN: cheating beating | TR: изкарвам пари (по нечестен начин)

draws

DEF: the act of choosing something, the teams who play each other in a competition; the brackets or the tournament tables that show which players will play against each other. | TR: схема/фаза/част от турнирите

dupes

DEF: to trick or cheat somebody | SYN: to deceive | TR: измама

set up shop

DEF: to start a business | SYN: establish | TR: установявам се, започвам бизнес

hone

DEF: to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time | SYN: sharpen | TR: изглаждам, подобрявам, работя върху

strain

DEF: to make an effort to do something, using all your mental or physical strength | SYN: struggle, strive | TR: напрягам (сили), напъвам се

kit

DEF: a set of clothes and equipment that you use for a particular activity | SYN: equipment gear | TR: екипировка, чанта за принадлежности

inside-out forehand

DEF: a forehand hit where the player moves around their backhand side (inside) and sends the ball diagonally to the opponent’s forehand corner (out) | TR: удар форхенд от вътрешната към външната страна

crunch

DEF: a noise like the sound of something hard being pressed or crushed | SYN: scrape | TR: хрущене

gravel

DEF: ​small stones, often used to make the surface of paths and roads | TR: чакъл

insatiable

DEF: always wanting more of something; not able to be satisfied | SYN: unsatisfied | TR: неутолим

consumed by

DEF: to have so much of a feeling that it affects everything you do | SYN: devoured | TR: погълнат

gulf

DEF: a wide deep opening in the ground | SYN: hole, rift | TR: пропаст