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ball meaning in English

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ball noun
{m}

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

balla noun
{f}

bale [bales](rounded bundle of goods)
noun
[UK: beɪl] [US: ˈbeɪl]

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

lie [lies](intentionally false statement)
noun
[UK: laɪ] [US: ˈlaɪ]
I think all of this is a lie. = Credo che siano tutte balle.

malarkey [malarkeys](nonsense; rubbish, see also: nonsense)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈlɑːk.i] [US: mə.ˈlɑːrk.i]

nonsense(untrue statement)
noun
[UK: ˈnɒnsns] [US: ˈnɑːn.sens]

reap(bundle of grain)
noun
[UK: riːp] [US: ˈriːp]

sheaf [sheaves](bundle of grain or straw)
noun
[UK: ʃiːf] [US: ˈʃiːf]

tall story(a tale or an account of questionable veracity)
noun
[UK: tɔːl ˈstɔː.ri] [US: ˈtɒl ˈstɔː.ri]

ballare verb

dance [danced, dancing, dances](move rhythmically to music)
verb
[UK: dɑːns] [US: ˈdæns]
Do you dance? = Tu balli?

shake [shook, shaken, shaking, shakes](intransitive: to dance)
verb
[UK: ʃeɪk] [US: ˈʃeɪk]

ballare al ritmo dettato da qualcuno verb

dance to someone's tune(to do what someone expects)
verb

ballata noun
{f}

ballad [ballads](narrative poem)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ləd] [US: ˈbæ.ləd]
He got out his guitar after dinner and played some beautiful Spanish ballads for us. = Ha tirato fuori la chitarra dopo cena e ci ha suonato alcune belle ballate spagnole.

ballatoio noun
{m}

gangway(temporary plank bridge, path, or passageway)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæŋ.weɪ] [US: ˈɡæŋ.weɪ]

landing [landings](a platform at the top of a flight of stairs)
noun
[UK: ˈlænd.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlænd.ɪŋ]

balle noun
{f-Pl}

balls(rubbish)
noun
[UK: bɔːlz] [US: ˈbɒlz]

balle noun
{m-Pl}

bollocks(testicles)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒl.əks] [US: ˈbɑːl.əks]
That's bollocks! = Sono balle!

ballerina noun

hoofer(professional dancer)
noun
[UK: ˈhuːfə ] [US: ˈhufər ]

ballerina noun
{f}

ballerina [ballerinas](female ballet dancer)
noun
[UK: ˌbæ.lə.ˈriː.nə] [US: ˌbæ.lə.ˈriː.nə]
I used to dream about being a ballerina. = Sognavo di diventare una ballerina.

ballet dancer(a person who dances in ballets)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.leɪ ˈdɑːn.sə(r)] [US: bæ.ˈleɪ ˈdæn.sər]

ballet flat(type of shoe)
noun

dancer [dancers](a female person who dances)
noun
[UK: ˈdɑːn.sə(r)] [US: ˈdæn.sər]

wagtail [wagtails](various small passerine birds)
noun
[UK: ˈwæɡ.teɪl] [US: ˈwæɡ.teɪl]

ballerina codalunga noun
{f}

mountain wagtail(Motacilla clara)
noun

ballerina gialla noun
{f}

grey wagtail(Motacilla cinerea)
noun

ballerine noun
{f-Pl}

flat [flats](plural: ladies' shoes)
noun
[UK: flæt] [US: ˈflæt]

ballerino noun

hoofer(professional dancer)
noun
[UK: ˈhuːfə ] [US: ˈhufər ]

ballerino noun
{m}

ballet dancer(a person who dances in ballets)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.leɪ ˈdɑːn.sə(r)] [US: bæ.ˈleɪ ˈdæn.sər]

dancer [dancers](person who dances)
noun
[UK: ˈdɑːn.sə(r)] [US: ˈdæn.sər]

gigolo(hired escort or dancing partner)
noun
[UK: ˈʒɪ.ɡə.ləʊ] [US: ˈdʒɪ.ɡəlo.ʊ]

Ballerino proper noun
{m}

Dancer(reindeer of Santa Claus)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdɑːn.sə(r)] [US: ˈdæn.sər]

balletto noun
{m}

ballet [ballets](form of dance)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.leɪ] [US: bæ.ˈleɪ]
How was the ballet? = Com'era il balletto?

ballista noun
{m}

braggart(one who constantly brags or boasts)
noun
[UK: ˈbræ.ɡət] [US: ˈbræ.ɡət]

ballo noun
{m}

ball [balls](formal dance)
noun
[UK: bɔːl] [US: ˈbɒl]
She was the queen of the ball. = Era la regina del ballo.

dance [dances](movements to music)
noun
[UK: dɑːns] [US: ˈdæns]
Do you dance? = Tu balli?

ballo di fine anno noun

prom [proms](a formal ball)
noun
[UK: prɒm] [US: ˈprɑːm]

ballo in maschera noun
{m}

masked ball(a formal dance with dancers wearing masks)
noun
[UK: mɑːskt bɔːl] [US: ˈmæskt ˈbɒl]

masquerade [masquerades](party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
noun
[UK: ˌmɑː.skə.ˈreɪd] [US: ˌmæ.skə.ˈreɪd]

ballota noun
{f}

black horehound(Ballota nigra)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈhɑː.ˌhɑːwnd] [US: ˈblæk ˈhɑːr.ˌhɑːwnd]

ariballo noun
{m}

aryballos(small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil)
noun

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