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1 Ball
I 1. [bɔːl]1) sport (in tennis, golf, billiards, croquet, cricket) palla f.; (in football, rugby) pallone m.; (for children) palla f., pallone m.2) (sphere) sfera f.3) (rolled-up object) (of dough, clay) palla f.; (of wool, string) gomitolo m.a ball of fire — fig. una persona iperattiva
to curl up into a ball — [person, cat] raggomitolarsi
to wind sth. into a ball — aggomitolare qcs
4) mil. tecn. pallottola f., proiettile m.5) anat.2.1) (testicles) balle f., palle f.2) fig.••the ball is in your court — tocca a te, a te la prossima mossa
to be on the ball — colloq. essere in gamba
to play ball — colloq. collaborare
to keep the ball rolling — (in conversation) tenere viva la conversazione; (in activity) mandare avanti senza interruzione
that's the way the ball bounces! — AE così va la vita
II 1. [bɔːl] 2.to carry the ball — AE colloq. assumersi la responsabilità
verbo intransitivo [ fist] stringersi, serrarsiIII [bɔːl]••to have a ball — colloq. divertirsi come un matto
* * *I 1. [bo:l] noun1) (anything roughly round in shape: a ball of wool.)2) (a round object used in games: a tennis ball.)3) (balls (plural) (slang) testicles.)•- ballcock
- ballpoint 2. adjectivea ballpoint pen.) a sfera- start/set
- keep the ball rolling II 1. [bo:l](a formal dance: a ball at the palace.)- ballroom2. adjectiveballroom dancing.) da ballo* * *(Surnames) Ball /bɔ:l/* * *I 1. [bɔːl]1) sport (in tennis, golf, billiards, croquet, cricket) palla f.; (in football, rugby) pallone m.; (for children) palla f., pallone m.2) (sphere) sfera f.3) (rolled-up object) (of dough, clay) palla f.; (of wool, string) gomitolo m.a ball of fire — fig. una persona iperattiva
to curl up into a ball — [person, cat] raggomitolarsi
to wind sth. into a ball — aggomitolare qcs
4) mil. tecn. pallottola f., proiettile m.5) anat.2.1) (testicles) balle f., palle f.2) fig.••the ball is in your court — tocca a te, a te la prossima mossa
to be on the ball — colloq. essere in gamba
to play ball — colloq. collaborare
to keep the ball rolling — (in conversation) tenere viva la conversazione; (in activity) mandare avanti senza interruzione
that's the way the ball bounces! — AE così va la vita
II 1. [bɔːl] 2.to carry the ball — AE colloq. assumersi la responsabilità
verbo intransitivo [ fist] stringersi, serrarsiIII [bɔːl]••to have a ball — colloq. divertirsi come un matto
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