| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
ball,
ball of the foot n | (part of foot at base of big toe) | Ballen Nm |
| | He stood on the balls of his feet, ready to move. |
ball,
ball of the thumb n | (base of thumb) | Ballen Nm |
| | The ball of my thumb hurts while I'm playing the violin. |
| ball n | (cannonball) | Kugel, Kanonenkugel Nf |
| | The naval frigate fired both ball and grapeshot at the sails of the enemy ship. |
| ball n | (wool, etc. wound into ball) | Knäuel Nn |
| | He knitted the ball of wool into a cap and mittens. |
| ball n | (formal dance) | Ball Nm |
| | She bought a formal dress for the Christmas Ball. |
| ball n | (bowling, billiards: hard ball) | Kugel Nf |
| | He hit the cue ball as hard as he could. |
| ball n | (game using a ball) (umgangssprachlich) | Ball Nm |
| | Let's play ball - we should have started ten minutes ago! |
| balls npl | vulgar, informal (testicles) (Slang, vulgär) | Eier Npl |
| Anmerkung: Meistens plural |
| | John scratched his balls and yawned loudly. |
| balls npl | vulgar, informal (courage, daring) (Slang) | Eier Npl |
| | | Eier in der Hose Rdw |
| | I don't have the balls for skydiving. |
| ball [sb]⇒ vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal, US (have sex with) (Slang, vulgär) | jemanden ficken Vt |
| | (Slang) | mit jemandem poppen Präp + Vi |
| | The hot kisses made him want to ball her. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) | völlig neue Lage, völlig neue Situation Rdw |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| ball and chain n | (ball chained to prisoner's leg) | Kugel- und Kettenfessel Rdw |
| ball and chain n | figurative (restraint, obstacle) | Ketten Npl |
| | | Fesseln Npl |
| ball and chain n | slang (wife) | Hexe Nf |
| | | Drache, Hausdrache Nm |
| | | Hauszierde Nf |
| ball bearing n | (metal bearing with ball) | Kugellager Nn |
| | These ball bearings contain two rows of balls side by side. |
| ball bearing n | (metal ball in bearing) | Kugellagerkugel Nf |
| | The ball bearings rotate in the hub of the wheel. |
| ball club n | (professional baseball team) (Anglizismus) | Ball Club En |
| | Whether the player will remain with the ball club is uncertain. |
| ball game n | (sport played with ball) | Ballspiel Nn |
| | No ball games are allowed in this park. |
| ball game n | US, informal (baseball match) (Anglizismus) | Baseballspiel Nn |
| | When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog. |
| ball joint n | (structure: movable connection) | Kugelgelenk Nn |
| | I need to replace my ball joints but finding replacement parts is difficult for a car that old. |
| ball joint n | (bones: movable articulation) | Kugelgelenk Nn |
| ball of thread n | (thin fibre wound into a ball) | Wollknäuel Nn |
| | It's hard to crochet when the kitten keeps playing with the ball of thread. |
| ball watching n | (sports: failing to watch other players) | auf den Ball und nicht auf den Gegenspieler achten Rdw |
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (woman threatening to men) (informell, übertragen, beleidigend) | Mannweib, Mannsweib Nn |
ballcock,
ball cock,
ball-cock n | (water-level ball in a cistern) | Schwimmerventil Nn |
ballpoint pen,
ball pen n | (pen with rolling ball bearing) | Kugelschreiber Nm |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Kuli Nm |
| | I would rather use a fountain pen than a ballpoint pen. |
| | Ich würde lieber einen Füller als einen Kugelschreiber benutzen. |
baseball cap,
ball cap n | (peaked sports hat) | Basecap Nf |
| | | Baseballmütze Nf |
| | | Baseballkäppi Nf |
| | The girl wore a baseball cap bearing the logo of her favorite team. |
beach ball,
beachball n | (toy: inflatable ball) | Wasserball Nm |
| | The children were playing with a beach ball. |
behind the eight ball,
behind the eightball expr | US, figurative (at a disadvantage) | hinten an stehen Rdw |
| | | im Nachteil sein Rdw |
| | The university is behind the eight ball when it comes to attracting international students. |
bocce,
bocce ball n | (ball sport) | Boccia Nn |
| | The men were playing bocce in the park. |
| bowling ball n | (large: for tenpins) | Bowlingkugel Nf |
| | | Bowlingball Nm |
| | The bowling ball was so heavy that I thought I would drop it on my toes. |
cotton ball (US),
cotton wool ball (UK) n | (fluffy fiber ball) | Wattebällchen Nn |
| | I use a cotton ball to apply nail polish remover. |
| crystal ball n | (glass ball used to predict future) | Glaskugel, Kristallkugel Nf |
| | The fortune-teller gazed into the crystal ball. |
| cue ball n | (snooker, pool: white ball) | weiße Kugel Adj + Nf |
| | In pool, you hit the coloured balls with the white cue ball. |
dodgeball,
dodge ball n | US (American ball game) | Völkerball Nm |
| | (Anglizismus) | Dodgeball Nm |
| | 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) | etwas versäumen Pron + Vt |
| | | Mist bauen Nm + Vt |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | etwas verkacken Pron + Vt |
| | The company dropped the ball when the product was late in reaching some key markets. |
| dropped-ball n | (soccer: restart) | Schiedsrichterball Nm |
| | The referee restarted the game with a dropped-ball. |
football (UK),
soccer ball (US) n | (sports: round ball) | Ball Nm |
| | | Fußball Nm |
| | He kicked the football into the goal. |
| | Er schoß den Ball ins Tor. |
football (US),
American football,
American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) (übertragen) | Ei Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Football Nm |
| | He threw the football to his friend. |
| | Er warf seinem Freund das Ei zu. |
get the ball rolling,
start the ball rolling v expr | figurative (initiate [sth]) (übertragen) | den Ball ins Rollen bringen Rdw |
| | (ugs) | angehen Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] in Angriff nehmen Rdw |
| | Let's all introduce ourselves. I'll get the ball rolling: my name is Charlotte. |
| golf ball n | (small white ball used in golf) | Golfball Nm |
| | When he went golfing he hit the golf ball into the water. |
grounder,
ground ball n | (baseball: rolling ball) | Bodenball Nm |
| gutter ball n | (bowling: ball that drops into the gutter) | Ball, der in der Rille landet Rdw |
| have a ball v expr | informal (enjoy oneself immensely) | viel Spaß haben Rdw |
| | | eine schöne Zeit haben Rdw |
| | | amüsieren Vr |
| | Thank you for a wonderful party; we all had a ball! |
| masked ball n | (dance where costumes are worn) | Maskenball Nm |
| | | Kostümball Nm |
| | We went to the masked ball as Pierrot and Pierrette. |
| meatball n | (food: ground meat) | Fleischklößchen Nn |
| | | Hackbällchen Nn |
| | | Klops Nm |
| | My favorite food as a child was spaghetti and meatballs. |
| meatball n | US, Can, informal (foolish person) | Tölpel Nm |
| | Don't be such a meatball; if you do that, you're going to get in trouble. |
| mothball n | usually plural (pesticide for clothing) | Mottenkugel Nf |
| | Before storing the box of clothing, we added mothballs to protect its contents. |
| no adj | (forbidding [sth]) | verboten V Part Perf |
| | | kein Adj |
| Anmerkung: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing. |
| | There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site. |
| | Überall auf der Baustelle hängen Schilder mit der Aufschrift "Rauchen verboten". |
| no-ball n | (cricket) (Anglizismus) | No Ball Nm |
| on the ball adv | figurative, informal (alert) (ugs) | aufmerksam sein Adv + Vi |
| | (formell) | wachsam sein Adv+ Vi |
| | You need to be on the ball to spot the best bargains. |
| play ball vtr + n | (throw, catch a ball) | Ball spielen Nm + Vt |
| | Shall we play ball in the park? |
| play ball with [sb] v expr | (throw, catch a ball with [sb]) | mit jmdm Ball spielen Rdw |
| | My son often plays ball with the boy from next door. |
| play ball vtr + n | figurative (co-operate) | mitmachen Vi, sepa |
| | The deal's off - John won't play ball. |
| play ball with [sb] v expr | figurative (co-operate with [sb]) | mit jmdm zusammenarbeiten Adv + Vi, sepa |
| | The company needs smart people who can play ball with our software development team. |
| snooker ball n | UK (sports: ball for snooker) | Snookerkugel Nf |
spitball,
spit ball n | (paper chewed and spat) | gekautes Papierkügelchen Adj + Nn |
spitball,
spit ball n | (baseball: ball dampened with spit) (Baseball) | Spitball Nm |
| tennis ball n | (rubber ball used in tennis) | Tennisball Nm |
| | Most tennis balls are fluorescent yellow. |
| wrecking ball n | (demolition tool) | Abrissbirne Nf |
| | | Abrisskugel Nf |
| | | Abbruchbirne Nf |
| | The wrecking ball hit the wall in a cloud of brick dust. |