Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Spiribol

English translation:

Swingball

Added to glossary by Lisa McCarthy
Oct 29, 2012 22:56
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Spiribol

Spanish to English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation Type of sport
I remember playing this a long time ago, but what it was called? UK English.

"Torneo de Spiribol"

Here's a link in Spanish that explains it:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiribol
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 Swingball
5 +1 tetherball

Proposed translations

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Swingball

Ya.

Well it was certainly called that in the Edinburgh and London of my youth.



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Note added at 10 mins (2012-10-29 23:06:43 GMT)
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Yes, still goes by that name:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Swingball&rlz=1C1AVSX_enGB...
Note from asker:
Hmm, now this sounds familiar :)
In the Ireland of my youth :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Jane Martin : This is what we called it in the Midlands : )
9 hrs
Thanks, Jane, I'm glad to hear the good people there called it that. I was bit of a Swingball Wizard myself, you know, back in the day...
agree James A. Walsh : Yep, it was called this in the Ireland of my youth too. Used to love whacking the hell out of it :)
13 hrs
Yes, satisfying. Thanks, James.
agree Martyn Greenan : Yep, same here (Edinburgh boy too)
15 hrs
Thanks, .Martyn
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot, David, and everybody for your help! "
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36 mins

tetherball

creo que todas las respuestas son validas, pero tetherball es lo que yo siempre he oido.
Note from asker:
Hi David, I've never heard of 'tetherball', I think it may be a difference between what it was called in the US and the UK.
Peer comment(s):

agree Altogringo : And with Lisa vis a vis the US/UK distinction. I'm US and it was tetherball when I played it growing up.
7 days
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