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ball

/bɔːl/ /bɑl/

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noun

ボール、球

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

Examples :

"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"

唾液の塊; 便の塊

sport physics game item essential

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noun

ボール, 球

A round or ellipsoidal object.

Examples :

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

子供たちは公園で鮮やかな赤いボールで遊んだ。

sport game item essential

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noun

睾丸

(mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.

Examples :

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

医者は検診中に少年の睾丸を注意深く調べた。

body sex anatomy organ essential

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noun

インク玉

A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.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

印刷工は、印刷版にインクを付けるために古いインク玉を使用しました。

technology machine writing essential

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noun

丸薬、ボーラス

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. "

獣医は馬の咳を治療するために、薬の丸薬を与えました。

medicine animal essential

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verb

丸める, 団子にする

To form or wind into a ball.

Examples :

"to ball cotton"

綿を丸める。

action process essential

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verb

球状にする

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. "

鍛冶屋は、新しい蹄鉄のために熱い金属を滑らかで丸い球状にしました。

material process industry essential

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verb

性交する, 交わる

To have sexual intercourse with.

sex action body essential

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verb

団子状になる

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."

馬は団子状になり、雪も団子状になる。

nature action essential

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verb

イケてる, かっこいい

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

Examples :

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

妹は学校のダンスでいつもイケてる。

style culture entertainment essential

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verb

バスケットボールをする

To play basketball.

Examples :

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

放課後、子供たちは公園でバスケットボールをします。

sport essential

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verb

足かせを付ける

To punish by affixing a ball and chain

Examples :

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

判事は重い処罰として、囚人に足かせを付けるよう命じた。

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interjection

ボールキープ!

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. "

相手選手が倒れると、群衆は「ボールキープ！」と叫んだ。

sport entertainment language communication action essential

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noun

舞踏会

A formal dance.

Examples :

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

学校は学年末を祝うために舞踏会を開催しました。

dance entertainment event culture essential

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noun

楽しい時間

A very enjoyable time.

Examples :

"I had a ball at that concert."

あのコンサートはとても楽しかった。

entertainment event essential