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bowl [bəʊl]1 noun(a) (receptacle, contents) bol m; (larger) bassin m, cuvette f; (shallow) jatte f; (made of glass) coupe f; (for washing-up) cuvette f; (of beggar) sébile f;∎ a bowl of rice un bol de riz;∎ the cat drank a bowl of milk le chat a bu tout un bol de lait(b) (rounded part → of spoon) creux m; (→ of pipe) fourneau m; (→ of wine glass) coupe f; (→ of sink, toilet) cuvette f∎ I bowled 160 j'ai marqué 160 points;∎ to bowl the ball (in cricket) servir;∎ he bowled (out) the batsman il a mis le batteur hors jeu(a) Sport (play bowls) jouer aux boules; (play tenpin bowling) jouer au bowling; (in cricket) lancer (la balle);(b) (move quickly) filer, aller bon train;∎ the kids came bowling down the street les enfants descendaient la rue à toute allure;∎ the bus bowled along the country lanes l'autocar roulait à toute vitesse sur les petites routes de campagne∎ let's play (a game of) bowls! et si on jouait aux boules!►► bowl game = match de football américain, qui n'a pas lieu dans le cadre d'un championnat, qui oppose les meilleures équipes d'une régionfamiliar renverser□Sport (in cricket) mettre hors jeu(a) (knock down) renverser, faire tomber∎ I was bowled over by the news la nouvelle m'a abasourdi;∎ our success really bowled them over notre réussite les a renversés -
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I 1. [bəul] noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) boule2. verb1) (to play bowls.) jouer aux boules2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.) lancer la balle à3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).) mettre hors jeu•- bowler- bowling - bowls - bowling-alley - bowling-green - bowl over II [bəul] noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) bol2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) fourneau, creux -
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bowling ['bəʊlɪŋ]∎ to go bowling (play bowls) (aller) jouer à la pétanque; (play tenpin bowling) (aller) faire du bowlingbowling ball boule f de bowling;bowling green terrain m de boules (sur gazon)
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