bowl

bowl
bowl
A n
1 (basin) (for food) bol m ; (large) saladier m ; (for soup) assiette f creuse ; (for washing) cuvette f ; (of lavatory) cuvette f ; (of lamp) globe m ; a bowl(ful) of milk un bol de lait ; a bowl(ful) of water une cuvette d'eau ;
2 (hollow part) (of pipe) fourneau m ; (of spoon) creux m ;
3 Sport boule f (en bois).
B vtr
1 (roll) faire rouler [hoop, ball] ;
2 (throw) lancer [ball] ;
3 GB Sport = bowl out.
C vi
1 Sport lancer ; to bowl to sb lancer la balle à qn ;
2 US (go bowling) aller au bowling ;
3 (move fast) to bowl along [person] filer à toute allure ; [vehicle] rouler à toute vitesse.
Phrasal verbs
bowl out :
bowl [sb] out mettre [qn] hors jeu.
bowl over :
bowl [sb] over
1 (knock down) renverser [person] ;
2 (impress) stupéfier [person] ; she was totally bowled over elle était sidérée.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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