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/bɔːl/ /bɑl/

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noun

Boule, sphère

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

Examples :

"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"

une boule de crachats ; une boule fécale

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noun

Balle, ballon

A round or ellipsoidal object.

Examples :

"The children played with a bright red ball in the park. "

Les enfants ont joué avec une balle rouge vif dans le parc.

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noun

Testicule

(mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the boy's balls carefully during the checkup. "

Le médecin a examiné les testicules du garçon attentivement pendant le contrôle.

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noun

Tampons encreurs

A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.

Examples :

"The printer used the old ball to ink the printing form. "

L'imprimeur utilisait les tampons encreurs pour encrer la forme d'impression.

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noun

Pilule, bol

A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.

Examples :

"The veterinarian gave the horse a ball of medicine to treat its cough. "

Le vétérinaire a donné au cheval une pilule de médicament pour traiter sa toux.

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verb

Mettre en boule, rouler en boule

To form or wind into a ball.

Examples :

"to ball cotton"

Mettre du coton en boule.

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verb

Former en boules

To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.

Examples :

"The blacksmith ball-shaped the hot metal into a smooth, round ball for the new horseshoe. "

Le forgeron a formé le métal chaud en une boule lisse et ronde pour le nouveau fer à cheval.

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verb

Avoir des rapports sexuels, baiser

To have sexual intercourse with.

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verb

Former des boules, s'agglomérer en boules

To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.

Examples :

"The horse balls; the snow balls."

Le cheval forme des boules ; la neige s'agglomère en boules.

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verb

Être branché, être cool

(usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.

Examples :

"My younger sister is always balling out at school dances. "

Ma jeune sœur est toujours branchée aux soirées dansantes de l'école.

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verb

Jouer au basket-ball

To play basketball.

Examples :

"After school, the kids will ball at the park. "

Après l'école, les enfants joueront au basket-ball au parc.

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verb

Enchaîner

To punish by affixing a ball and chain

Examples :

"The judge ordered the prisoner to be ball-and-chained as a severe punishment. "

Le juge a ordonné que le prisonnier soit enchaîné comme une punition sévère.

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interjection

Gardez le ballon!

An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.

Examples :

""Ball!" shouted the crowd as the opposing player went down. "

« Gardez le ballon ! » a crié la foule lorsque le joueur adverse est tombé.

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noun

Bal

A formal dance.

Examples :

"The school held a ball to celebrate the end of the academic year. "

L'école a organisé un bal pour célébrer la fin de l'année scolaire.

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noun

Amusement, plaisir

A very enjoyable time.

Examples :

"I had a ball at that concert."

Je me suis bien amusé à ce concert.

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