balle

/bal/

noun #822 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

ball, bullet

Grammar

Gender

Examples

Lance- , jardin.

Throw me the ball, let's play a bit in the garden.

enqueteurs.

The bullet was found at the crime scene by the investigators.

repondu tac tac, .

He replied quickly, the ball is now in his court.

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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