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ball meaning in French

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ball lightning (a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈbɒl ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ]

foudre en boule◼◼◼nom {f}

ball pit (type of play area)
noun

piscine à boules◼◼◼nom {f}

ball sack (scrotum)
noun

bourses◼◼◼nom {f pl}

scrotum◼◼◼nom {m}

ballad [ballads] (narrative poem)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ləd]
[US: ˈbæ.ləd]

ballade◼◼◼nom {f}Since the return of terrorism, ballads have become dangerous! = Depuis le retour du terrorisme, les ballades sont devenues dangereuses !

ballad [ballads] (slow romantic song)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ləd]
[US: ˈbæ.ləd]

ballade◼◼◼nom {f}Since the return of terrorism, ballads have become dangerous! = Depuis le retour du terrorisme, les ballades sont devenues dangereuses !

ballast [ballasts] (electronics)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ləst]
[US: ˈbæ.ləst]

ballast◼◼◼nom {m}

ballast [ballasts] (material laid to form a bed for a road)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ləst]
[US: ˈbæ.ləst]

ballast◼◼◼nom {m}

remblai◼◻◻nom {m}

ballast [ballasts] (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ləst]
[US: ˈbæ.ləst]

lest◼◼◻nom {m}

ballast [ballasted, ballasting, ballasts] (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
verb
[UK: ˈbæ.ləst]
[US: ˈbæ.ləst]

ballaster◼◻◻verbe

ballerina [ballerinas] (female ballet dancer)
noun
[UK: ˌbæ.lə.ˈriː.nə]
[US: ˌbæ.lə.ˈriː.nə]

ballerine◼◼◼nom {f}She dreamed of becoming a ballerina. = Elle a rêvé de devenir ballerine.

ballet [ballets] (form of dance)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.leɪ]
[US: bæ.ˈleɪ]

ballet◼◼◼nom {m}I went to see the ballet. = Je suis allé au ballet.

ballet [ballets] (theatrical presentation)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.leɪ]
[US: bæ.ˈleɪ]

ballet◼◼◼nom {m}I went to see the ballet. = Je suis allé au ballet.

ballet flat (type of shoe)
noun

ballerine◼◼◼nom {f}

ballet master noun

maître de ballet◼◼◼nom

balletomane (a ballet enthusiast)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.lɪ.təʊ.meɪn]
[US: bæ.ˈle.tə.meɪn]

balletomane◼◼◼nom {m}

ballista (crossbow-like military engine for hurling large missiles)
noun
[UK: bəlˈɪstə]
[US: bəlˈɪstə]

baliste◼◼◼nom {m}

ballistic (relating to ballistics)
adjective
[UK: bə.ˈlɪ.stɪk]
[US: bə.ˈlɪ.stɪk]

balistique◼◼◼adjectifJohn will go ballistic. = John ira à la balistique.

ballistic missile (missile)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈlɪ.stɪk ˈmɪ.saɪl]
[US: bə.ˈlɪ.stɪk ˈmɪ.səl]

missile balistique◼◼◼nom {m}

ballistics (science of the study of falling objects)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈlɪ.stɪks]
[US: bə.ˈlɪ.stɪks]

balistique◼◼◼nom {f}According to the ballistics report, this gun can't be the murder weapon. = Selon le rapport balistique, cette arme à feu ne peut être l'arme du crime.

balloon [balloons] (child’s toy)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈluːn]
[US: bə.ˈluːn]

ballon◼◼◼nom {m}I want the red balloon. = Je veux le ballon rouge.

ballon gonflable◼◻◻nom {m}

ballon de baudruche◼◻◻nom {m}

ballon en baudruchenom {m}

balloon [balloons] (inflatable and buoyant object)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈluːn]
[US: bə.ˈluːn]

ballon◼◼◼nom {m}I want the red balloon. = Je veux le ballon rouge.

balloon [balloons] (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈluːn]
[US: bə.ˈluːn]

ballon◼◼◼nom {m}I want the red balloon. = Je veux le ballon rouge.

montgolfière◼◼◻nom {f}

balloonist [balloonists] (a person who flies in a (hot-air) balloon, balloons)
noun
[UK: bə.ˈluː.nɪst]
[US: bə.ˈluː.nəst]

ballonnistenom {m} nom {f}

ballot [ballots] (paper used for vote-casting, see also: ballot paper)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.lət]
[US: ˈbæ.lət]

bulletin◼◼◼nom {m}I counted the ballots. = J'ai dépouillé les bulletins de vote.

bulletin de vote◼◼◻nom {m}

ballot [ballots] (process of voting)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.lət]
[US: ˈbæ.lət]

votation◼◻◻nom {f}

ballot box (a sealed box into which a voter puts a voting slip)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.lət bɒks]
[US: ˈbæ.lət ˈbɑːks]

urne◼◼◼nom {f}

urne électorale◼◻◻nom {f}

ballot paper (voting form, see also: ballot)
noun

bulletin de vote◼◼◼nom {m}

ballpark figure (rough estimate)
noun

évaluation approximativenom {f}

ballpoint pen [ballpoint pens] (pen)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔːl.pɔɪnt pen]
[US: ˈbɒl.pɒjnt ˈpen]

stylo à bille◼◼◼nom {m}

bic◼◻◻nom {m}

crayon à bille◼◻◻nom {m}

ballroom [ballrooms] (large room used for dancing)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔːl.ruːm]
[US: ˈbɒl.ˌruːm]

salle de bal◼◼◼nom {f}

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