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ball [bɔ:l]1 noun∎ he rolled up the jersey into a ball il a roulé le pullover en boule;∎ the hedgehog was curled up in a ball le hérisson était roulé en boule;∎ roll the wool into a ball mets la laine en pelote;∎ ball of fire boule f de feu;∎ figurative to be a ball of fire déborder d'énergie(b) Sport (small) balle f; (large → for playing football, rugby, basketball) ballon m; (in snooker) bille f, boule f; (in croquet) boule f; (in golf, tennis) balle f;∎ to kick the ball about (play football) s'amuser avec le ballon;∎ to knock the ball about (in tennis) faire des balles;∎ the children were playing ball les enfants jouaient au ballon(c) Sport (shot → in golf, tennis) coup m; Football passe f; (→ in hockey) tir m; (→ in cricket) lancer m;∎ that was a difficult ball c'était un tir difficile;∎ Football a long ball une passe longue, une balle en profondeur;∎ it was a good ball c'était bien joué∎ to be standing on the balls of one's feet se tenir sur la pointe des pieds;∎ the ball of the thumb la partie charnue du pouce∎ to have or to hold or to organize a ball donner un bal;∎ the ball is in his court now c'est à lui de jouer maintenant, la balle est dans son camp;∎ he's well over eighty but he's still on the ball il a plus de quatre-vingts ans mais il a toute sa tête;∎ British to have the ball at one's feet avoir la partie belle;∎ to keep the ball rolling (maintain interest) maintenir l'intérêt; (maintain activity) assurer la continuité; (maintain conversation) soutenir la conversation;∎ to start or to set the ball rolling (in conversation) lancer la conversation; Commerce (in deal) faire démarrer l'affaire;∎ Sport to play ball jouer au ballon; American (baseball) jouer au base-ball; figurative coopérer, jouer le jeu;∎ American figurative that's the way the ball bounces! c'est la vie!∎ American to ball sth up rouler qch en boule(a) (testicles) couilles fpl;∎ figurative they've got you by the balls t'es bien baisé;∎ balls to him! qu'il aille se faire foutre!∎ to have balls avoir des couilles, en avoir;∎ that type of thing takes balls il faut avoir des couilles pour faire ce genre de truc;∎ he lost his balls il s'est dégonflé∎ what a load of balls! c'est des conneries, tout ça!quelles conneries!►► Technology ball bearing bille f de roulement;ball bearings roulement m à billes;Sport ball boy ramasseur m de balles;ball game (with small ball) jeu m de balle; (with large ball) jeu m de ballon; (baseball) match m de base-ball;∎ familiar figurative it's a whole new ball game, it's a different ball game altogether c'est une toute autre histoire;∎ we're talking about a different ball game ça n'a rien à voir avec notre sujet□ ;Sport ball girl ramasseuse f de balles;ball gown robe f de bal;Anatomy ball joint joint m à rotule;Meteorology ball lightning éclair m en boule;Technology ball peen hammer marteau m à panne ronde ou sphérique;Technology ball valve robinet m à tournant sphériquevery familiar foutre la merde dans;∎ he completely ballsed up the job il a complètement salopé le boulot;∎ we're really ballsed up now on est dans la merde jusqu'au cou
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