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How do you say "whack-a-mouse" in Spanish?
dale-al-topo
In Spanish, "whack-a-mouse" is dale-al-topo.
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Pronunciation
DAH-leh ahl TOH-po. Dale is DAH-leh, topo is TOH-po.
Grammar notes
Dale-al-topo is a phrase using imperative (dale = hit/strike) and al (to the). It is hyphenated as one game name noun.
Example sentence
Los ninos juegan dale-al-topo en el parque.
The children play whack-a-mouse in the park.
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How to remember dale-al-topo
Dale means hit or strike, topo means mole. The game is about hitting moles as they pop up.
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Questions about dale-al-topo
How do you say "whack-a-mouse" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "whack-a-mouse" is dale-al-topo. It is a noun.
How is dale-al-topo written in Spanish?
dale-al-topo is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is dale-al-topo used in a sentence?
Use dale-al-topo as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Los ninos juegan dale-al-topo en el parque. (The children play whack-a-mouse in the park.).
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"Whack-a-mouse" in other languages
- Japanese もぐら叩き (moguratataki)
- Korean 두더지 잡기 (dudeoji jabgi)
- Chinese 打地鼠 (dǎ dì shǔ)
- Spanish (Latin America) golpea al raton
- French le tape-taupe
- German Schlag-den-Maulwurf
- Italian lo schiaccia il topo
- Russian Прибить крота (pribitʹ krota)
- Greek χτύπα το ποντίκι (xtipa to pontiki)
- Arabic لعبة واك اه ماوس (luebat wak ah mawis)
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