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♦ ball (1) /bɔ:l/n.1 palla; sfera; globo: a wooden ball, una palla (o una sfera) di legno; the ball of the eye, il globo oculare; la palla dell'occhio; ball of flame, palla di fuoco; to curl into a ball, raggomitolarsi3 ( sport) palla; pallone; pallina: tennis ball, palla da tennis; golf ball, palla da golf; to kick a ball, dare calci a un pallone; ball control, controllo della palla; palleggio; ball game, gioco con la palla6 (mil. stor.) palla; proiettile: musket ball, palla di moschetto; to load with ball, caricare ( un cannone) a palla7 (anat.) parte arrotondata; polpastrello: ball of the foot, polpastrello del piede; ball of the thumb, polpastrello del pollice8 (al pl.) (volg.) coglioni; palle: ( USA) to gripe sb. 's balls, far girare le palle a q.; to have sb. 's balls, strappare le palle a q.; fare un culo così a q.9 ► balls● ball and chain, palla e catena ( di prigioniero); (fig.) palla al peso, piede; ( slang GB) moglie □ (mecc.) ball-and-socket joint, giunto sferico □ (mecc.) ball bearing, cuscinetto a sfere □ ( sport) ball boy, raccattapalle (m.) □ (fam.) ball-breaker (o ball-buster), donna dominatrice; donna castratrice □ ( sport) ball carrier, portatore di palla □ a whole new ball game, una cosa del tutto nuova □ ( sport) ball girl, raccattapalle (f.) □ (meteor.) ball lightning, lampo globulare □ (fam. USA) ball of fire, tipo dinamico, iperattivo; ciclone; vulcano □ (fam. USA) ( the whole) ball of wax, tutta quanta la faccenda; tutto quanto □ ball pen, penna a sfera □ ball player ► ballplayer □ (mecc.) ball valve, valvola a sfera □ (volg.) Balls to you!, affanculo! □ balls-up ► balls-up, n. □ (fig. USA) to carry the ball, essere responsabile; essere al comando; prendersi la responsabilità □ (volg.) to chew sb. 's balls off, fare una sfuriata a q.; levare la pelle a q.; fare un cazziatone a q. (volg.) □ to have the ball at one's feet, avere la via del successo aperta (o davanti a sé); avere un'occasione a portata di mano □ (volg. USA) to have one's balls in a squeeze, essere con le spalle al muro; essere tenuto per le palle (volg.) □ (volg. USA) to have sb. 's balls in a squeeze = to squeeze sb.'s balls ► sotto □ (fam. USA) to have something on the ball, essere in gamba; saperci fare □ (fig.) to keep the ball rolling, mantener vivo qc. (l'interesse, la conversazione, ecc.); mandare avanti qc. □ (fig.) on the ball, sveglio; informato; preparato; in gamba □ (fig. USA) to play ball, collaborare; starci □ to start (o to set) the ball rolling, cominciare; dare l'avvio; dare il via □ (volg.) to squeeze sb. 's balls, mettere q. con le spalle al muro; tenere q. per le palle (volg.) □ (fig.) to take one's eye off the ball, distrarsi; deconcentrarsi □ three balls, tre palle ( insegna del monte dei pegni) □ The ball is in your court, tocca a te agire; è il tuo turno.ball (2) /bɔ:l/n.● (fig. slang) to have a ball, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela; andare a nozze (con qc.).(to) ball /bɔ:l/A v. t.1 appallottolare; aggomitolareB v. i.► to ball up, B● ( slang USA) to ball the jack, andare a tutta birra.
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