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a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) | تغيّر الوضع بشكل تام |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| air ball | (basketball shot) (في كرة السلة: لا تصيب السلة ولا اللوحة) | كرة في الهواء |
| ball and chain n | (ball chained to prisoner's leg) | كرة حديدية بسلسلة |
| ball and chain n | figurative (restraint, obstacle) | عائق، عقبة |
| ball and chain n | slang (wife) | الزوجة |
| ball bearing n | (metal bearing with ball) | محمل الكريّات |
| | These ball bearings contain two rows of balls side by side. |
| ball bearing n | (metal ball in bearing) | كريّة محمل |
| | The ball bearings rotate in the hub of the wheel. |
| ball boy n | (tennis: boy who recovers ball) (في التنس) | جامع الكرات |
| | The ball boys dart out from the sidelines to take stray balls off the tennis court. |
| | انطلق جامعا الكرات بسرعة من منطقة الخطوط الجانبية لالتقاط الكرات التي صارت خارج ملعب التنس. |
| ball boy n | (baseball: catches foul balls) (في البيسبول) | جامع الكرات |
| ball cap n | (baseball) | قبعة بيسبول |
| ball club n | (professional baseball team) | نادي بيسبول |
| | Whether the player will remain with the ball club is uncertain. |
| ball control | (sports) (في الرياضة) | التحكم بالكرة، السيطرة على الكرة |
ball fern,
squirrel's-foot fern n | (fern: Asia) | سرخس كرويّ، سرخس متكتِّل |
| ball game n | (sport played with ball) | لعبة كرة |
| | No ball games are allowed in this park. |
| ball game n | US, informal (baseball match) | مباراة بيسبول |
| | When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog. |
| ball girl n | (tennis: girl who recovers ball) (في لعبة التنس) | جامعة الكرات |
| ball joint n | (structure: movable connection) | وصلة كروية |
| | I need to replace my ball joints but finding replacement parts is difficult for a car that old. |
| ball joint n | (bones: movable articulation) (في العظم) | مفصل كرويّ |
| ball lightning n | (ball-shaped lightning) | برق كرويّ |
| ball mill | (grinding mill) | طاحونة بالكُرات، طاحونة كريَّات |
| ball of fire n | (fireball) | كرة نارية، كرة نار |
| | We heard the explosion, then saw a great ball of fire shooting to the sky. |
| | The propane tanker exploded into a great ball of fire. |
| ball of fire n | figurative (dynamic person) | شخص مفعم بالنشاط |
| | My aunt is always busy; she's a real ball of fire. |
| ball of fluff n | figurative (small furry animal) (حيوان صغير) | كتلة فرو صغيرة |
| ball of thread n | (thin fibre wound into a ball) | كرة من الخيوط |
| | It's hard to crochet when the kitten keeps playing with the ball of thread. |
| ball of yarn n | (wool, etc., wound into a ball) | كرة من الصوف |
| | My kitten loves to play with a ball of yarn. |
| | تحب قطتي الصغيرة أن تلعب بكرة من الصوف. |
| ball sport n | often plural (game: with ball) | رياضة كروية |
| ball valve n | (flow controlled by ball) | صمام كرويّ |
| ball-and-socket joint n | (anatomy: type of joint) (في علم التشريح) | مفصل كرويّ |
| ball-and-socket joint n | (joint connecting rods, pipes etc.) (لوصل الأنابيب وغيرها) | وصلة كرويّة |
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (woman threatening to men) (تجعله يشعر بأن رجولته مهددة) | امرأة تزعزع ثقة الرجل |
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (strict disciplinarian) | شديد الصرامة |
ballcock,
ball cock,
ball-cock n | (water-level ball in a cistern) | عوامة مقياس الماء |
ballpoint pen,
ball pen n | (pen with rolling ball bearing) | قلم حبر جاف |
| | I would rather use a fountain pen than a ballpoint pen. |
baseball cap,
ball cap n | (peaked sports hat) | قبعة بيسبول |
| | The girl wore a baseball cap bearing the logo of her favorite team. |
beach ball,
beachball n | (toy: inflatable ball) | كرة الشاطئ |
| | The children were playing with a beach ball. |
behind the eight ball,
behind the eightball expr | US, figurative (at a disadvantage) (مجازي) | في ورطة، في مأزق، في ظروف سيئة |
| | The university is behind the eight ball when it comes to attracting international students. |
| billiard ball n | (sports: ball for billiards) | كرة البلياردو |
bocce,
bocce ball n | (ball sport) (لعبة كرة) | بوتشي |
| | The men were playing bocce in the park. |
| bowling ball n | (large: for tenpins) (كبيرة) | كرة بولينغ |
| | The bowling ball was so heavy that I thought I would drop it on my toes. |
| bowling ball n | (small: for lawn bowls) (صغيرة) | كرة بولينغ |
| charity ball n | (formal dance for charitable cause) | حفلة راقصة خيرية |
| | The police held a charity ball to raise money for the local orphanage. |
cotton ball (US),
cotton wool ball (UK) n | (fluffy fiber ball) | كرة قطن، كرة قطنية |
| | I use a cotton ball to apply nail polish remover. |
| croquet ball n | (sport: wooden ball used in croquet) | كرة الكروكيت |
| | Thelma used her mallet to send the croquet ball flying over the fence! |
| crystal ball n | (glass ball used to predict future) | كرة بلورية |
| | The fortune-teller gazed into the crystal ball. |
| cue ball n | (snooker, pool: white ball) (في البلياردو...) | الكرة البيضاء |
| | In pool, you hit the coloured balls with the white cue ball. |
curve ball,
curveball n | (baseball: pitched ball that spins) (في البيسبول) | كرة منحرفة |
curve ball,
curveball n | US, informal, figurative ([sth] unexpected) | شيء غير متوقَّع |
curve ball,
curveball n | US, informal, figurative ([sth] misleading) | خدعة، تضليل |
dodgeball,
dodge ball n | US (American ball game) (لعبة كروية) | - |
| | I always hated dodgeball, especially after the ball hit me in the face. |
| drop the ball v expr | figurative (fail to do one's part) | يخطئ، يهمل |
| | The company dropped the ball when the product was late in reaching some key markets. |
| dropped-ball n | (soccer: restart) (في كرة القدم) | كرة مُسقَطة |
| | The referee restarted the game with a dropped-ball. |
| eight ball n | (ball in billiards, pool) (في البلياردو) | كرة الرقم 8 |
| eight ball n | informal (amount of an illegal drug) (من المخدّرات، ما يساوي 3، 5 غ) | ثُمن الأونصة |
| fly ball n | (baseball batted high into the air) (كرة بيسبول طائرة في الهواء بعد ضربها) | - |
football (UK),
soccer ball (US) n | (sports: round ball) (الكرة المستديرة في كرة القدم الأوروبية) | كرة |
| | He kicked the football into the goal. |
| | سجّل هدفًا كروياً. |
football (US),
American football,
American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) (الكرة المتطاولة في كرة القدم الأميركية) | كرة |
| | He threw the football to his friend. |
| | قذف الكرة بيده لصديقه. |
| foul ball n | (baseball: ball out of bounds) (في البيسبول) | كرة خاطئة |
| | It appeared to be a home run, but the umpire ruled that it was a foul ball. |
get the ball rolling,
start the ball rolling v expr | figurative (initiate [sth]) | يباشر، يبدأ |
| | Let's all introduce ourselves. I'll get the ball rolling: my name is Charlotte. |
| golf ball n | (small white ball used in golf) | كرة الغولف |
| | When he went golfing he hit the golf ball into the water. |
grounder,
ground ball n | (baseball: rolling ball) (في البيسبول) | كرة متدحرجة |
| have a ball v expr | informal (enjoy oneself immensely) | يستمتع، يستمتع بوقته |
| | Thank you for a wonderful party; we all had a ball! |
| juggling ball n | (soft ball used for juggling) | كرة ألعاب بهلوانية |
| | The clown dropped the juggling ball. |
| jump ball n | (in basketball) (في كرة السلة) | كرة القفز |
| | As the two players were struggling to gain possession of the ball, the referee called a jump ball. |
| keep the ball rolling v expr | figurative (give renewed vigor to [sth] underway) | يواصل العمل، يحافظ على نشاطه |
| | | يؤمّن الاستمرارية |
keep your eye on the ball,
keep an eye on the ball,
have your eye on the ball v expr | figurative (be attentive, alert) | يحافظ على تركيزه |
| | | ينتبه جيدًا، يركِّز جيدًا |
| masked ball n | (dance where costumes are worn) | حفلة تنكرية راقصة |
| | We went to the masked ball as Pierrot and Pierrette. |
| masquerade ball n | (masked dance) | حفلة تنكرية راقصة |
| | For New Year's the Smiths held a masquerade ball at their country home. |
| meatball n | (food: ground meat) | كرة لحم |
| | My favorite food as a child was spaghetti and meatballs. |
| meatball n | US, Can, informal (foolish person) | غبي |
| | Don't be such a meatball; if you do that, you're going to get in trouble. |
| medicine ball n | (ball used in weight training) | الكرة الطبية، كرة التمارين |
| | The physical therapist had her use a medicine ball to strengthen her abdomen. |
mirrorball,
disco ball n | (revolving faceted ball) | كرة مرايا، كرة ديسكو |
| mothball n | usually plural (pesticide for clothing) | نفتلين، كرة العث |
| | Before storing the box of clothing, we added mothballs to protect its contents. |
| no adj | (forbidding [sth]) | ممنوع |
| ملاحظة: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing. |
| | There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site. |
| | تنتشر في أرجاء الورشة لافتات كُتب عليها "ممنوع التدخين". |
| no-ball n | (cricket) (في الكريكيت) | لا كرة |
| on the ball adv | figurative, informal (alert) | في حالة تنبّه، في حالة تيقّظ |
| | You need to be on the ball to spot the best bargains. |
| play ball vtr + n | (throw, catch a ball) | يلعب الكرة |
| | Shall we play ball in the park? |
| play ball with [sb] v expr | (throw, catch a ball with [sb]) | يلعب الكرة مع شخص |
| | My son often plays ball with the boy from next door. |
| | كثيرًا ما يلعب ابني الكرة مع ابن الجيران. |
| play ball vtr + n | figurative (co-operate) | يتعاون |
| | The deal's off - John won't play ball. |
| play ball with [sb] v expr | figurative (co-operate with [sb]) | يتعاون مع شخص، ينسجم مع شخص |
| | The company needs smart people who can play ball with our software development team. |
| play-the-ball n | (rugby move) (حركة في الرغبي) | لعْب الكرة |
| pool ball n | (ball used in game of billiards) | كرة البلياردو |
| | The pool ball rolled into the pocket. |
| rubber ball n | (bouncy ball made of rubber) | كرة مطاطية |
| snap the ball v expr | (American football: make the first pass) (في كرة القدم الأميركية) | يقوم بأول تمريرة |
spitball,
spit ball n | (paper chewed and spat) | كرة ورقية مبصوقة |
spitball,
spit ball n | (baseball: ball dampened with spit) | كرة بيسبول مبللة بالبصاق |
| tea ball | (infusion ball) | كرة نقع الشاي |
| tennis ball n | (rubber ball used in tennis) | كرة التينس المطاطية |
| | Most tennis balls are fluorescent yellow. |
| the whole ball of wax n | US, slang (everything) | كل شيء |
| | Give me a shampoo, haircut, permanent, and facial; I want the whole ball of wax. |
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr | US, informal, figurative (do [sth] unexpected) | يفاجئ شخصًا |
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr | US, informal, figurative (do [sth] misleading) | يخدع شخصًا، يضلّل شخصًا |
| wrecking ball n | (demolition tool) | كرة الهدم، كرة التهديم، كرة التحطيم |
| | The wrecking ball hit the wall in a cloud of brick dust. |