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I [bə'luːn]1) pallone m. (aerostatico)2) (toy) palloncino m.3) (for cartoon speech) fumetto m., nuvoletta f.••to go down — BE o
go over — AE
II [bə'luːn]like a lead balloon — [joke, remark] fare fiasco o cadere nel vuoto
1) aer.to go ballooning — andare o viaggiare in mongolfiera
2) (anche balloon out) (swell) [sail, skirt] gonfiarsi3) (increase quickly) [deficit, debt] crescere, aumentare* * *[bə'lu:n](a large bag, made of light material and filled with a gas lighter than air: They decorated the dance-hall with balloons.) mongolfiera* * *balloon /bəˈlu:n/n.1 (= hot-air balloon) pallone ( aerostatico); mongolfiera; aerostato: (mil.) balloon barrage, sbarramento di palloni frenati; captive balloon, pallone frenato2 palloncino ( per bimbi): to blow up a balloon, gonfiare un palloncino; to burst (o to pop) a balloon, far scoppiare un palloncino● (aeron.) balloon basket (o balloon car), navicella □ (meteor.) balloon drag, pallone frenante □ (fin. USA) balloon mortgage, mutuo ipotecario con elevata rata finale □ (naut.) balloon sail, pallone ( vela) □ ( moda) balloon sleeve, manica a sbuffo □ (autom.) balloon tyre, grosso pneumatico a bassa pressione □ (fam.) The balloon went up, successe il finimondo □ (fam. GB) when the balloon goes up, quando comincia il bello; quando si comincia a ballare (fig.); quando scoppia la bomba (fig.).(to) balloon /bəˈlu:n/A v. t.B v. i.3 (fig.) crescere.* * *I [bə'luːn]1) pallone m. (aerostatico)2) (toy) palloncino m.3) (for cartoon speech) fumetto m., nuvoletta f.••to go down — BE o
go over — AE
II [bə'luːn]like a lead balloon — [joke, remark] fare fiasco o cadere nel vuoto
1) aer.to go ballooning — andare o viaggiare in mongolfiera
2) (anche balloon out) (swell) [sail, skirt] gonfiarsi3) (increase quickly) [deficit, debt] crescere, aumentare
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