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bala meaning in English

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bala noun

slug [slugs](bullet)
noun
[UK: slʌɡ] [US: sˈləɡ]

bala noun
{f}

bullet [bullets](projectile)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊ.lɪt] [US: ˈbʊ.lət]

candy [candies](piece of candy)
noun
[UK: ˈkæn.di] [US: ˈkæn.di]

bala de borracha noun

rubber bulletnoun

bala de canhão noun
{f}

cannonball [cannonballs](spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.nən.bɔːl] [US: ˈkæ.nən.ˌbɒl]

bala de festim adjective

blank(blank ammunition)
adjective
[UK: blæŋk] [US: ˈblæŋk]

bala de goma noun
{f}

gummy bear(candy)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʌ.mi beə(r)] [US: ˈɡʌ.mi ˈber]

bala de prata noun
{f}

silver bullet [silver bullets](bullet made of silver)
noun

bala dum-dum noun
{f}

dum dum bullet(hollow-point bullet designed to expand on impact)
noun

bala perdida noun
{f}

stray bullet(a bullet that hits an unintended target)
noun
[UK: streɪ ˈbʊ.lɪt] [US: ˈstreɪ ˈbʊ.lət]

balaclava noun
{f}

balaclava(headgear)
noun
[UK: ˌbæ.lə.ˈklɑː.və] [US: ˌbæ.lə.ˈklɑː.və]

balada noun

club [clubs](establishment that provides staged entertainment)
noun
[UK: klʌb] [US: ˈkləb]

clubbing((uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs)
noun
[UK: ˈklʌb.ɪŋ] [US: ˈklʌb.ɪŋ]

balada noun
{f}

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

nightclub [nightclubs](establishment that is open late at night)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪt.klʌb] [US: ˈnaɪt.ˌkləb]

party [parties](social gathering)
noun
[UK: ˈpɑː.ti] [US: ˈpɑːr.ti]

baladeira noun

slingshot [slingshots](Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles, see also: sling)
noun
[UK: ˈslɪŋ.ʃɒt] [US: sˈlɪŋ.ˌʃɑːt]

balaio noun
{m}

hamper [hampers](large basket)
noun
[UK: ˈhæmp.ə(r)] [US: ˈhæmp.r̩]

balalaika noun
{f}

balalaika(Russian instrument)
noun
[UK: ˌbæ.lə.ˈlaɪk.ə] [US: ˌbæ.lə.ˈlaɪk.ə]

balancear verb

balance [balanced, balancing, balances](accounting: to make credits and debits correspond)
verb
[UK: ˈbæ.ləns] [US: ˈbæ.ləns]

balancin noun
{m}

haltere(small knobbed structure)
noun

balanco noun
{m}

animated oat(Avena sterilis, a species of grass weed)
noun

balancé noun
{m}

seesaw [seesaws](structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
noun
[UK: ˈsiː.sɔː] [US: ˈsiː.ˌsɒ]

teeter-totter(seesaw)
noun
[UK: ˈtiː.tə(r) ˈtɒ.tə(r)] [US: ˈtiː.tər ˈtɑː.tər]

balanite noun
{f}

balanitis [balanitides](inflammation of glans penis)
noun
[UK: bˌalənˈaɪtɪs] [US: bˌælənˈaɪɾɪs]

balança noun
{f}

scales(device for weighing goods for sale)
noun
[UK: skeɪlz] [US: ˈskeɪlz]

Balança proper noun
{f}

Libra(constellation)
proper noun
[UK: ˈliːb.rə] [US: ˈliːb.rə]

balança de banheiro noun
{f}

bathroom scales(flat floor-mounted scales)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.θruːm skeɪlz] [US: ˈbæ.ˌθruːm ˈskeɪlz]

balançar verb

rock [rocked, rocking, rocks](move gently back and forth)
verb
[UK: rɒk] [US: ˈrɑːk]

sway [swayed, swaying, sways](to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
verb
[UK: sweɪ] [US: ˈsweɪ]

swing [swung, swung, swinging, swings](to rotate about an off-centre fixed point)
verb
[UK: swɪŋ] [US: ˈswɪŋ]

balançar o dedo verb

finger-wag(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
verb

balanço noun

swing [swings](hanging seat)
noun
[UK: swɪŋ] [US: ˈswɪŋ]

balanço noun
{m}

balance [balances](accounting: list of credits and debits)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ləns] [US: ˈbæ.ləns]

roll [rolls](oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side)
noun
[UK: rəʊl] [US: roʊl]

balanço de probabilidades noun
{m}

balance of probabilities(legal standard)
noun

balar verb

baa [baaed, baaing, baas](to make the cry of sheep)
verb
[UK: bɑː] [US: bɑː]

balastro noun
{m}

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

balaustrada noun
{f}

balustrade [balustrades](row of balusters)
noun
[UK: ˌbæ.lə.ˈstreɪd] [US: ˌbæ.lə.ˈstreɪd]

balaústre noun
{m}

baluster(banister)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.lə.stə(r)] [US: ˈbæ.lə.stər]

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