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rebote

rebound, bounce

noun rreh-BOH-teh Less Common

Also means

ricochet

Usage Note

Rebote is the noun from rebotar ('to bounce back'). In sport it is the standard word for a basketball rebound or a ball bouncing off a post. The phrase de rebote is an idiom meaning 'indirectly / as a side effect' — me enteré de rebote ('I found out indirectly'). In Spain the pronominal rebotarse colloquially means 'to get annoyed or angry.'

Examples

"El balón entró de rebote."

Natural Translation

The ball went in off the rebound.

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