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ball, ball of the foot n | (part of foot at base of big toe) | planta do pé sf |
| He stood on the balls of his feet, ready to move. |
| Ele ficou nas pontas dos pés, pronto para se mover. |
ball, ball of the thumb n | (base of thumb) | base do dedão sf |
| The ball of my thumb hurts while I'm playing the violin. |
| A base do meu dedão dói quando estou tocando violino. |
ball n | (cannonball) | bala de canhão sf |
| The naval frigate fired both ball and grapeshot at the sails of the enemy ship. |
| A fragata atirou balas de canhão e de metralhadora nas velas do navio inimigo. |
ball n | (wool, etc. wound into ball) | novelo sm |
| He knitted the ball of wool into a cap and mittens. |
| Ela tricotou o novelo de lã em um chapéu e luvas. |
ball n | (formal dance) | baile sm |
| She bought a formal dress for the Christmas Ball. |
| Ela comprou um vestido formal para o baile de Natal. |
ball n | (bowling, billiards: hard ball) | bola sf |
| He hit the cue ball as hard as he could. |
| Ele bateu na bola branca o mais forte que podia. |
ball n | (game using a ball) (jogo) | bola sf |
| Let's play ball - we should have started ten minutes ago! |
| Vamos jogar bola. A gente devia ter começado dez minutos atrás! |
ball n | (baseball: not swung at) (beisebol) | bola fora sf |
| The pitch was too high and was called a ball by the umpire. |
| O lançamento foi muito alto e o árbitro apitou bola. |
balls npl | vulgar, informal (testicles) (chulo) | colhões sf pl |
| (chulo) | saco sm |
| John scratched his balls and yawned loudly. |
| Quando ele me agarrou, eu dei-lhe um chute nas bolas e saí correndo. |
| Quando ele me agarrou, eu dei-lhe um chute no saco e saí correndo. |
balls npl | vulgar, informal (courage, daring) (figurado) | colhão sm |
| | coragem sf |
| I don't have the balls for skydiving. |
| Eu não tenho colhões para pular de paraquedas. |
ball [sb]⇒ vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal, US (have sex with) (gíria, vulgar) | traçar vt |
| The hot kisses made him want to ball her. |
| Os beijos quentes fizeram com que ele quisesse traçar ela. |
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a whole new ball game, a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) (figurado, cenário) | jogo de bola loc sm |
| 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) | bola e corrente sf |
| | bola de ferro sf |
ball and chain n | figurative (restraint, obstacle) (figurado) | bola de ferro sf |
ball and chain n | slang (wife) (figurado) | bola de ferro, coleira sf |
ball bearing n | (metal bearing with ball) | rolamento sm |
| These ball bearings contain two rows of balls side by side. |
ball bearing n | (metal ball in bearing) | rolamento sm |
| The ball bearings rotate in the hub of the wheel. |
ball boy n | (tennis: boy who recovers ball) (tênis) | apanhador de bolas loc sm |
| (futebol) | gandula sm, sf |
| | boleiro sm |
| The ball boys dart out from the sidelines to take stray balls off the tennis court. |
ball boy n | (baseball: catches foul balls) (beisebol) | apanhador de bolas loc sm |
ball club n | (professional baseball team) | clube de beisebol loc sm |
| Whether the player will remain with the ball club is uncertain. |
ball game n | (sport played with ball) | jogo de bola loc sm |
| No ball games are allowed in this park. |
| Nenhum jogo de bola é permitido nesse parque. |
ball game n | US, informal (baseball match) | jogo de beisebol loc sm |
| When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog. |
| Quando meu pai me leva a um jogo de beisebol, ele sempre me compra um cachorro-quente. |
ball joint n | (structure: movable connection) (estrutura) | junta esférica loc sf |
| I need to replace my ball joints but finding replacement parts is difficult for a car that old. |
ball joint n | (bones: movable articulation) (ossos) | junta articulada, articulação esferoide loc sf |
| | rótula sf |
ball lightning n | (ball-shaped lightning) | raio globular loc sm |
ball of fire n | (fireball) | bola de fogo loc sf |
| 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. |
| Nós ouvimos a explosão, então vimos uma grande bola de fogo passando pelo céu. O tanque de propano explodiu numa grande bola de fogo. |
ball of fire n | figurative (dynamic person) (gíria, pessoa dinâmica) | foguete sm |
| My aunt is always busy; she's a real ball of fire. |
ball of thread n | (thin fibre wound into a ball) | novelo sm |
| 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) | novelo de lã loc sm |
| My kitten loves to play with a ball of yarn. |
ball watching n | (sports: failing to watch other players) (esportes: falha defensiva) | marcação de bola sf + loc adj |
ball-buster, ballbuster, ball-breaker, ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (woman threatening to men) (figurado: mulher que ameaça homens) | castradora sf |
ball-buster, ballbuster, ball-breaker, ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (strict disciplinarian) (figurado, gíria: disciplinador rigoroso) | carrasco sm |
ballcock, ball cock, ball-cock n | (water-level ball in a cistern) | boia sf |
ballpoint pen, ball pen n | (pen with rolling ball bearing) | caneta esferográfica sf |
| I would rather use a fountain pen than a ballpoint pen. |
| Eu preferia usar uma caneta-tinteiro a uma caneta esferográfica. |
baseball cap, ball cap n | (peaked sports hat) | boné de beisebol sm + prep + sm |
| The girl wore a baseball cap bearing the logo of her favorite team. |
beach ball, beachball n | (toy: inflatable ball) | bola de praia loc sf |
| The children were playing with a beach ball. |
behind the eight ball, behind the eightball expr | US, figurative (at a disadvantage) (BR, figurado, informal) | em uma sinuca de bico loc adv |
| | em uma situação difícil loc adv |
| The university is behind the eight ball when it comes to attracting international students. |
bocce, bocce ball n | (ball sport) (esporte de bola) | bocha sf |
| The men were playing bocce in the park. |
bowling ball n | (large: for tenpins) | bola de boliche sf |
| The bowling ball was so heavy that I thought I would drop it on my toes. |
| A bola de boliche era tão pesada que fiquei pensando que ia deixá-la cair nos dedos do pé. |
bowling ball n | (small: for lawn bowls) | bola de boliche de grama sf |
charity ball n | (formal dance for charitable cause) | baile de caridade loc sm |
| The police held a charity ball to raise money for the local orphanage. |
cotton ball (US), cotton wool ball (UK) n | (fluffy fiber ball) | chumaço de algodão sm + loc adj |
| | bolinha de algodão sf + loc adj |
| I use a cotton ball to apply nail polish remover. |
croquet ball n | (sport: wooden ball used in croquet) (esporte) | bola de croquet loc sf |
| Thelma used her mallet to send the croquet ball flying over the fence! |
crystal ball n | (glass ball used to predict future) | bola de cristal loc sf |
| The fortune-teller gazed into the crystal ball. |
cue ball n | (snooker, pool: white ball) (bilhar) | bola branca sf |
| | bola da vez loc sf |
| In pool, you hit the coloured balls with the white cue ball. |
| No bilhar, você bate nas bolas coloridas com a bola branca. |
curve ball, curveball n | (baseball: pitched ball that spins) (baseball, anglicismo) | curveball sm |
curve ball, curveball n | US, informal, figurative ([sth] unexpected) | imprevisto sm |
| | surpresa sf |
curve ball, curveball n | US, informal, figurative ([sth] misleading) (informal, algo que engana) | peguinha sm |
| | pegadinha sf |
dodgeball, dodge ball n | US (American ball game) (BRA: jogo com bola) | queimada sf |
| (POR) | jogo do mata sm |
| 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) (figurado) | deixar a peteca cair expres |
| The company dropped the ball when the product was late in reaching some key markets. |
dropped-ball n | (soccer: restart) | bola ao chão sf |
| The referee restarted the game with a dropped-ball. |
football (UK), soccer ball (US) n | (sports: round ball) (bola de futebol) | bola sf |
| He kicked the football into the goal. |
| Ele chutou a bola para dentro do gol. |
football (US), American football, American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) (bola de futebol americano) | bola sf |
| He threw the football to his friend. |
| Ele arremessou a bola para o amigo. |
foul ball n | (baseball: ball out of bounds) (beisebol) | bola fora de campo loc sf |
| 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]) | dar o pontapé inicial expres v |
| Let's all introduce ourselves. I'll get the ball rolling: my name is Charlotte. |
golf ball n | (small white ball used in golf) | bola de golfe loc sf |
| When he went golfing he hit the golf ball into the water. |
grounder, ground ball n | (baseball: rolling ball) (baseball) | bola rasteira sf |
gutter ball n | (bowling: ball that drops into the gutter) | bola na canaleta sf + sf |
have a ball v expr | informal (enjoy oneself immensely) (divertir-se muito) | divertir-se à larga loc v |
| Thank you for a wonderful party; we all had a ball! |
juggling ball n | (soft ball used for juggling) | bola de malabarismo |
| The clown dropped the juggling ball. |
jump ball n | (in basketball) (basquete) | bola presa |
| As the two players were struggling to gain possession of the ball, the referee called a jump ball. |
masked ball n | (dance where costumes are worn) | baile de máscaras loc sf |
| We went to the masked ball as Pierrot and Pierrette. |
masquerade ball n | (masked dance) | baile de máscaras loc sf |
| For New Year's the Smiths held a masquerade ball at their country home. |
meatball n | (food: ground meat) (comida) | almôndega sf |
| My favorite food as a child was spaghetti and meatballs. |
meatball n | US, Can, informal (foolish person) (gíria, ofensivo) | pentelho sm |
| 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) (bola para exercícios de condicionamento físico) | bola de ginástica loc sf |
| The physical therapist had her use a medicine ball to strengthen her abdomen. |
mothball n | usually plural (pesticide for clothing) | naftalina sf |
| Before storing the box of clothing, we added mothballs to protect its contents. |
no adj | (forbidding [sth]) | não adv |
Nota: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing. |
| There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site. |
no-ball n | (cricket) (penalidade no críquete) | no-ball estrang |
on the ball adv | figurative, informal (alert) (estar alerta) | estar de olho expres |
| You need to be on the ball to spot the best bargains. |
| Você precisa estar de olho para encontrar as melhores barganhas. |
play ball vtr + n | (throw, catch a ball) | jogar bola vt |
| Shall we play ball in the park? |
play ball with [sb] v expr | (throw, catch a ball with [sb]) | jogar bola vt |
| My son often plays ball with the boy from next door. |
play ball vtr + n | figurative (co-operate) | colaborar vt |
| The deal's off - John won't play ball. |
play ball with [sb] v expr | figurative (co-operate with [sb]) | colaborar vt |
| The company needs smart people who can play ball with our software development team. |
play-the-ball n | (rugby move) (rubgy: jogada) | play-the-ball estrang |
pool ball n | (ball used in game of billiards) (bola usada no jogo de sinuca) | bola de sinuca loc sf |
| | bola de bilhar loc sf |
| The pool ball rolled into the pocket. |
snap the ball v expr | (American football: make the first pass) (futebol americano: fazer o primeiro passe) | rolar a bola expres v |
snooker ball n | UK (sports: ball for snooker) | bola de bilhar sf + loc adj |
spitball, spit ball n | (paper chewed and spat) | bola de papel mastigado loc sf |
spitball, spit ball n | (baseball: ball dampened with spit) (baseball: bola arremessada com saliva) | spitball estrang |
tennis ball n | (rubber ball used in tennis) | bola de tênis loc sf |
| Most tennis balls are fluorescent yellow. |
the whole ball of wax n | US, slang (everything) (gíria, tudo) | o pacote completo expres |
| Give me a shampoo, haircut, permanent, and facial; I want the whole ball of wax. |
wrecking ball n | (demolition tool) | bola de demolição sf |
| The wrecking ball hit the wall in a cloud of brick dust. |