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Old July 08, 2009, 10:18 AM
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Can anyone help me with the best way to say "miss" in the sentence:

He frequently missed the ball.?

Does it sound better to say

"No la agarraba con frecuencia" o cual seria el mejor verbo para "miss" que puedo usar sin contruir la frase negativamente.

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Old July 08, 2009, 10:55 AM
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No daba con la pelota muy a menudo.
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Old July 08, 2009, 10:59 AM
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Can anyone help me with the best way to say "miss" in the sentence:

He frequently missed the ball.?

Does it sound better to say

"No la agarraba con frecuencia" o cual seria el mejor verbo para "miss" que puedo usar sin contruir la frase negativamente.

Gracias.

Marsopa

Also you can say.

Frecuentemente pierdo la pelota.


I frequently missed the boll.
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Old July 08, 2009, 11:19 AM
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Rusty,

I think your sentence means "miss" in the sense of not hit the ball (right), like a batter.

Maybe Crotalito's option would work.

Thank you both,

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Old July 08, 2009, 11:21 AM
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If you're not talking about a batter hitting (or missing) the ball, are you using the figurative meaning?
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He frequently missed the ball.?

Fallaba al agarrar/golpear la bola continuamente.
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Can anyone help me with the best way to say "miss" in the sentence:

He frequently missed the ball.?

Does it sound better to say

"No la agarraba con frecuencia" o cual seria el mejor verbo para "miss" que puedo usar sin contruir la frase negativamente.

Gracias.

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Another option without a negative sentence:

Frecuentemente erraba el tiro.

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For sports and games, you can also say "casi siempre/con frecuencia/a veces se le iba/se le escapaba la pelota".
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