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Old August 03, 2010, 04:55 PM
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Tetherball

What is the best way to translate tether ball?

This is a North American game of two opposing players. The equipment consists of a stationary metal pole, from which a ball is hung from a rope, or tether. The two players stand on opposite sides of the pole. Each player tries to hit the ball one way; one clockwise, and one counterclockwise. The game ends when one player manages to wind the ball all the way around the pole so that it is stopped by the rope.
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Old August 03, 2010, 05:04 PM
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Hello.

I don't know what is the translation.
But I don't know the game. Although I can see that game is easy of build in your own home.
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el tetherball
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¿No está castellanizado o españolizado como el 'béisbol'? (I.e, ¿tetherbol?)
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No parece ser un juego que se practique comúnmente en países de habla hispana, así que yo lo dejaría como lo dijo Rusty.
El béisbol se juega sin poste y en una cancha específica.
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Claro, comprendo, es un juego distinto, me refería a la palabra... Los deportes y juegos como el fútbol, basquetbol, béisbol, voleibol, son la version "españolizada" de sus originales anglos... de ahí que parecería lógico que adoptara una forma paralela... o "castellanizada"...
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En portugués, el tetherball se dice o espirobol, pero no pude dar con una palabra española. En México, según lo que he leído, se le llama el poste inmóvil de metal un espiro.
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Vale... supongo que mientras siga siendo un tanto 'desconocido' en los países de habla hispana, conservará su forma más cercana al original... Gracias.
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It's not very common in my city.

Espirobol.
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Gracias a todos por sus sugerencias. Como no es un juego común, se me hace que voy a usar espirobol con una pequeña explicación en paréntesis.

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I would use the english word, with spanish:
tetherball (pelota atada a un poste / espiro/espirobol)

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Espiro

En mi niñez era un juego muy solicitado en mi colegio, en Torreón Coahuila México. Le nombrábamos Espiro. En portugues es Espirobol y en frances Spirobole.
El Chavo del Ocho tenia uno en su vecindad. Era muy popular en los setentas y aún muchos colegios los tienen en sus patios.

Era muy entretenido, el otro día jugue con mi hijo y le gustó mucho.

El balón más que un balón de voleyball parecía perilla de box, pero ahora los he visto más con forma de balón.
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