ball

ball
ball [bɔ:l]
1. noun
   a. balle f ; ( = football) ballon m ; (Billiards) boule f
• curled up in a ball [animal] roulé en boule
• tennis ball balle f de tennis
• to keep a lot of balls in the air faire plein de choses à la fois
• to keep the ball rolling ( = maintain activity) maintenir le mouvement ; ( = maintain interest) soutenir l'intérêt
• to start the ball rolling (inf) ( = initiate action) lancer une affaire ; ( = initiate conversation) lancer la conversation
• the ball is in your court c'est à vous de jouer
• to be on the ball (inf) ( = competent) être à la hauteur ; ( = alert) ouvrir l'œil et le bon (inf)
   b. [of wool, string] pelote f
   c. ( = dance) bal m
• to have a ball (inf) ( = have fun) s'amuser comme des fous
2. plural noun
balls (vulg!) ( = testicles) couilles (vulg !) fpl
3. compounds
► ball bearings plural noun roulement m à billes
► ball boy noun ramasseur m de balles
► ball game noun (US) match m de base-ball
• it's a whole new ball game (inf) c'est une tout autre histoire ► ball girl noun ramasseuse f de balles
► ball-point, ball-point pen noun stylo m (à) bille
► balls-up (vulg!), ball-up (vulg!) noun (US) bordel (inf !) m
• the meeting was a balls-up (British) ça a été du grand n'importe quoi (inf) cette réunion
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[bɔːl] 1.
noun
1) Sport, Technology (sphere) (in tennis, golf, cricket) balle f; (in football, rugby) ballon m; (in croquet) boule f; (in billiards) bille f; (for children) balle f, ballon m; Military, Technology balle f
2) (rolled-up object) (of dough, clay) boule f (of de); (of wool, string) pelote f (of de)

to curl up into a ball — [person, cat] se rouler en boule

to wind something into a ball — pelotonner quelque chose

3) Anatomy

the balls of one's feet — les demi-pointes fpl (des pieds)

4) (dance) bal m
2.
transitive verb (clench) serrer [fist]
3.
intransitive verb [fist] se serrer
••

the ball is in your/his court — la balle est dans ton/son camp

to be on the ball — (colloq) gen être efficace; (old person) avoir toute sa tête

to play ball — (colloq) coopérer (with avec)

to set the ball rolling — (for conversation) lancer la conversation; (for activity) démarrer

to have a ball — (colloq) s'amuser comme un fou/une folle (colloq)

that's the way the ball bounces! — US c'est la vie!

to carry the ball — (colloq) US prendre la responsabilité


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