croquet

• Deporte de jardín en el que los jugadores usan mazos para golpear bolas de madera a través de una serie de aros (porterías) clavados en el césped.

A lawn game in which players use mallets to hit wooden balls through a series of hoops (wickets) embedded in the grass.

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1. Lawn gameB2formalsport

   A game played on a lawn in which players use mallets to hit wooden balls through hoops (wickets).

   Cróquet (juego de césped)

   • They played croquet on the lawn during the garden party.
   • Croquet requires precision and careful aim.
   • The children learned how to play croquet from their grandparents.

• En el juego de croquet, golpear la pelota de un oponente con la propia para enviarla lejos o fuera de posición. También puede referirse a hacer pasar la pelota a través de un aro.

A verb meaning to drive away an opponent's ball by striking one's own ball against it in the game of croquet.

1. Hit opponent's ballC1formalsport

   In the game of croquet, to strike one's own ball against an opponent's ball to move it.

   Croquet (golpear la bola del contrario)

   • He croqueted his opponent's ball out of bounds.
   • She carefully croqueted the red ball away from the wicket.
   • The player was penalized for failing to croquet properly.