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ball meaning in French

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ball [balls] (ballistics: a solid nonexplosive missile)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

balle◼◼◼nom {f}Pitch the ball. = Lance la balle.

boulet◼◼◻nom {m}

ball [balls] (baseball: a pitch that falls outside the strike zone)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

balle◼◼◼nom {f}Pitch the ball. = Lance la balle.

ball [balls] (object, generally spherical, used for playing games)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

balle [small◼◼◼nom {f}Pitch the ball. = Lance la balle.

ballon [large◼◼◼nom {m}He got the ball. = Il a le ballon.

such as a cricket ball]nom {f}

such as a football]nom {m}

ball [balls] (solid or hollow sphere)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

balle◼◼◼nom {f}Pitch the ball. = Lance la balle.

boule◼◼◼nom {f}The Earth is a big ball. = La Terre est une grosse boule.

ball [balls] (formal dance)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

bal◼◼◼nom {m}She was the queen of the ball. = Elle était la reine du bal.

ball [balls] (mathematics: set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance of a given point)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

boule◼◼◼nom {f}The Earth is a big ball. = La Terre est une grosse boule.

ball [balls] (pinball: an opportunity to launch the ball into play)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

bille◼◼◼nom {f}The back wheels on that tractor have ball bearings the size of my fist. = Les roues arrière de ce tracteur ont des roulements à bille de la taille de mon poing.

ball [balls] (testicle)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

couille [vulgar]◼◼◻nom {f}

burne◼◻◻nom {f}

glaouinom {m}

roustonnom {m}

ball [balls] (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

pelote◼◼◻nom {f}I caught the ball. = J'ai attrapé la pelote.

ball [balls] (in plural — slang — courage)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

[vulgar] couillesnom {f pl}

ball [balls] (mildly vulgar slang: nonsense)
noun
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

[vulgar] conneriesnom {f pl}

idiotiesnom {f pl}

ball [balled, balling, balls] (vulgar slang: have sexual intercourse with)
verb
[UK: bɔːl]
[US: ˈbɒl]

débroussailler la tranchéeverbe

faire une partie de jambes en l’airverbe

forniquerverbe

tirer son coupverbe

ball and chain (means of restraint)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ənd tʃeɪn]
[US: ˈbɒl ænd ˈtʃeɪn]

boulet◼◼◼nom {m}

ball-and-socket joint (type of joint)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ənd ˈsɒkɪt dʒɔɪnt]
[US: ˈbɒl ænd ˈsɑːkət ˌdʒɔɪnt]

rotule◼◼◼nom {f}

ball bearing [ball bearings] (bearing assembly with spherical balls)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ˈbeər.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈbɒl ˈber.ɪŋ]

roulement à billes◼◼◼nom {m}

roulement mécaniquenom {m}

ball boy (A male person responsible for retrieving balls)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ˌbɔɪ]
[US: ˈbɒl ˌbɔɪ]

ramasseur◼◼◼nom {m}

ball-breaker (Something or someone annoying)
noun

[colloquial] enquiquineurnom {m} nom {f}

[vulgar] brise-burnesnom {m} nom {f}

[vulgar] casse-couillesnom {m} nom {f}

orchidoclastenom {m} nom {f}

ball game [ball games] (Mesoamerican ballgame)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈbɒl ˈɡeɪm]

jeu de balle◼◼◼nom {m}

ball game [ball games] (game played with a ball)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈbɒl ˈɡeɪm]

jeu de ballon◼◼◼nom {m}

ball game [ball games] (affair, issue)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈbɒl ˈɡeɪm]

question◼◼◻nom {f}

problème◼◻◻nom {m}

sujet◼◻◻nom {m}

ball girl (female who clears balls)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ɡɜːl]
[US: ˈbɒl ˈɡɝːl]

ramasseuse◼◼◼nom {f}

ball hockey noun

hockey-balle◼◼◼nom

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