noun🔗ShareBallonAn inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible."The children held their colorful balloons high as they walked home from school. "Les enfants tenaient leurs ballons colorés en l'air en rentrant de l'école.itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBallonSuch an object as a child’s toy or party decoration."The children played with colorful balloons at recess. "Les enfants ont joué avec des ballons colorés à la récréation.entertainmentitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBallon, aérostatSuch an object designed to transport people through the air."The Wright brothers' first successful balloon flight was a remarkable achievement. "Le premier vol en ballon réussi des frères Wright fut une réalisation remarquable.vehicletechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBallonA sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty."The doctor inserted a balloon into the patient's artery for angioplasty. "Le médecin a inséré un ballon dans l'artère du patient pour une angioplastie.medicinedevicebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBulle de bande dessinéeA speech bubble."The comic strip showed a balloon above the character's head, saying, "I forgot my homework!" "La bande dessinée montrait une bulle de bande dessinée au-dessus de la tête du personnage, disant : « J'ai oublié mes devoirs ! »communicationmediawritingsignliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVerre ballonA type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy."My grandfather used a small, ornate balloon to serve his brandy after dinner. "Mon grand-père utilisait un petit verre ballon orné pour servir son cognac après le dîner.drinkutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBallonA ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc."The church steeple had a large, bright red balloon on top. "Le clocher de l'église avait un grand ballon rouge vif au sommet.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBallon, cornueA round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form."The chemist used a small glass balloon to collect the distilled water. "Le chimiste a utilisé un petit ballon en verre pour recueillir l'eau distillée.utensilchemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBombe, obusA bomb or shell."The enemy launched a balloon filled with explosives at the school. "L'ennemi a lancé une bombe remplie d'explosifs sur l'école.militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJeu de ballonA game played with a large inflated ball."The class played balloon during recess. "La classe a joué au jeu de ballon pendant la récréation.gamesportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBulle(engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure."The cartoon's balloon indicated the character's surprise. "La bulle du dessin animé indiquait la surprise du personnage.artmediawritingcommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSein, poitrineA woman's breast."The doctor examined the patient's balloons and said they were healthy. "Le médecin a examiné les seins de la patiente et a dit qu'ils étaient en bonne santé.bodysexanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSachet, ballonA small container for illicit drugs made from a condom or the finger of a latex glove, etc."The police found a balloon containing heroin hidden in the suspect's backpack. "La police a trouvé un sachet contenant de l'héroïne caché dans le sac à dos du suspect.substancemedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGonfler, grossir rapidementTo increase or expand rapidly."His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal."Son estomac a gonflé après avoir mangé un si gros repas.amountbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVoyager en montgolfièreTo go up or voyage in a balloon."The weather balloon ascended quickly into the sky. "Le ballon météorologique s'est élevé rapidement dans le ciel.vehicleactionsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'élever, gonfler comme un ballonTo take up in, or as if in, a balloon."The child carefully ballooned the colorful paper into a large shape. "L'enfant a soigneusement gonflé le papier coloré en une grande forme.actionspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGonflerTo inflate like a balloon."The child carefully blew up the red balloon. "L'enfant a soigneusement gonflé le ballon rouge.appearancephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnvoyer en l'airTo strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air."The boy skillfully balloon the baseball, sending it soaring over the fence. "Le garçon a habilement envoyé la balle de baseball en l'air, la faisant s'envoler par-dessus la clôture.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaiement final importantAn unusually large payment due at the end of the term of a loan agreement."The large balloon payment on the car loan made their monthly budget tight. "Le paiement final important sur le prêt automobile a rendu leur budget mensuel serré.financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
