snooker

incontable

A cue sport played on a baize-covered table with 15 red balls, six colored balls, and a cue ball, where players aim to pot balls in a specific order.

• 🇪🇸Deporte de billar que se juega en una mesa con tapete, con 15 bolas rojas, seis bolas de colores y una bola blanca, en el que los jugadores intentan introducir las bolas en los troneras en un orden determinado.

1. Cue sport B1 formal sport

   A game played on a large baize-covered table with pockets, using a cue and balls, where players aim to pot red balls and colored balls in a specific order.

   • He spends every weekend playing snooker at the local club.
   • The world snooker championship is a major sporting event.
   • She learned the rules of snooker from her grandfather.

   🇪🇸Snooker

• snookers plural form
• snookers' possessive plural form
• snooker's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to prevent someone from achieving something or to place someone in a difficult position, often used in the context of the game of snooker where a player is blocked from making a direct shot.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa impedir que alguien logre algo o poner a alguien en una situación difícil; a menudo se usa en el contexto del juego de snooker, donde se bloquea al jugador la posibilidad de realizar un golpe directo.

1. Leave opponent unable to shoot directly B2 formal sport

   In snooker or billiards, to position the cue ball so that the opponent cannot hit the required ball directly.

   • He snookered his opponent behind the black ball.
   • She was completely snookered and had to play a safety shot.
   • The player skillfully snookered his rival, winning the frame.

   🇪🇸dejar en snooker

   Sinónimos: hook

2. Trick or deceive C1 informal british

   To deceive or outwit someone, often in a clever or cunning way.

   • He felt snookered by the fine print in the contract.
   • The salesman snookered me into buying a faulty product.
   • She was snookered into believing his false promises.

   🇪🇸Engañar o embaucar

   Sinónimos: bamboozlecheatdeceivedupefoolgullhoodwinkoutwitswindletrick

• snookered past participle
• snookered past simple
• snookering present participle
• snookers third person singular