la
/bal/
Translation
ball, bullet
Word origin
From a Germanic root, probably Frankish balla ('ball'), which entered Old French. The sense covers a small ball or projectile.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- balla
- English cognates
- ball
Grammar
Examples
- , .
Throw me the ball, let's play a bit in the garden.
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The bullet was found at the crime scene by the police.
répondu, .
He quickly replied, the ball is now in his court.
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The dog runs after the ball in the park.
tennis canapé.
A small tennis ball rolled under the sofa.
Balle est un nom feminin avec deux sens principaux : une balle de sport (ball) et une balle de pistolet ou fusil (bullet). Le contexte disambigue. Renvoyer la balle (to return the ball) est aussi une expression figuree pour repondre ou repliquer.
La balle est dans ton camp (the ball is in your court) est un calque de l'anglais tres repandu. Balle perdue (stray bullet) et balle a blanc (blank cartridge) sont des collocations militaires. En argot, une balle peut designe un euro (une pice).
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