volley

volley
'voli
1. noun
1) (in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces.) volea
2) (a burst of firing etc: a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses.) descarga, aluvión, avalancha

2. verb
1) (to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces: He volleyed the ball back to his opponent.) hacer una volea
2) (to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc).) lanzar una descarga, lanzar un aluvión
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volley
tr['vɒlɪ]
noun
1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL descarga
■ they fired a volley of shots into the field lanzaron una descarga contra el campo
2 figurative use (of stones, curses) aluvión nombre masculino; (of blows) tanda; (of applause) salva
3 (tennis) volea
intransitive verb
1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL lanzar una descarga
2 (tennis) hacer una volea
transitive verb
1 (sp) volear
volley ['vɑli] n, pl -leys
1) : descarga f (de tiros)
2) : torrente m , lluvia f (de insultos, etc.)
3) : salva f (de aplausos)
4) : volea f (en deportes)
volley
v.
• lanzar una descarga v.
• volear v.
n.
• descarga s.f.
• salva s.f.
• volea (Deporte) s.f.
• voleo s.m.

I 'vɑːli, 'vɒli
noun
1) (of shots) descarga f (cerrada); (of protests, blows) lluvia f
2) (Sport) volea f

II
transitive/intransitive verb volear
['vɒlɪ]
1. N
1) [of shots] descarga f (cerrada); [of applause] salva f ; [of stones, objects] lluvia f ; [of insults] torrente m
2) (Tennis) volea f
2. VT
1) [+ abuse, insults] dirigir (at a)
2) (Tennis) volear
3.
VI (Mil) lanzar una descarga
* * *

I ['vɑːli, 'vɒli]
noun
1) (of shots) descarga f (cerrada); (of protests, blows) lluvia f
2) (Sport) volea f

II
transitive/intransitive verb volear

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