ball

ball
ball
A n
1 Sport, Tech (sphere) (in tennis, golf, cricket) balle f ; (in football, rugby) ballon m ; (in billiards, croquet) boule f ; (for children) balle f, ballon m ; Mil, Tech balle f ; tennis/golf ball balle f de tennis/de golf ;
2 (rolled-up object) (of dough, clay) boule f (of de) ; (of wool, string) pelote f (of de) ; (smaller) peloton m (of de) ; a ball of fire lit, fig une boule de feu ; to curl up into a ball [person, cat] se rouler en boule ; to knead dough into a ball travailler de la pâte en boule ; to wind sth into a ball pelotonner qch ;
3 Anat the balls of one's feet les demi-pointes fpl (des pieds) ; the ball of one's thumb la base f charnue du pouce ;
4 (dance) bal m.
B balls npl
1 lit (testicles) couilles fpl ;
2 fig that's a lot ou load of balls tout ça c'est des conneries ; to have sb by the balls tenir qn ; she's got balls elle en a ; to have the balls to do avoir le culot de faire ; to break one's balls to do se casser le cul pour faire.
C balls excl et merde!
D vtr
1 (clench) serrer [fist] ;
2 US (have sex with) baiser .
E vi
1 [fist] se serrer ;
2 US (have sex) baiser .
Idioms
the ball is in your/his court la balle est dans ton/son camp ; to be on the ball gen être efficace ; (old person) avoir toute sa tête ; to play ball coopérer (with avec) ; to set the ball rolling (for conversation) lancer la conversation ; (for activity) démarrer ; to keep the ball rolling (in conversation) entretenir la conversation ; (in activity) tenir le rythme ; to have a ball s'amuser comme un fou/une folle ; he has the ball at his feet c'est à lui de jouer ; that's the way the ball bounces! US c'est la vie! ; to carry the ball US prendre la responsabilité.
Phrasal verb
balls up GB, ball up US :
ball up [sth], ball [sth] up semer la merde dans.

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