| Traduceri suplimentare |
ball,
ball of the foot n | (part of foot at base of big toe) (talpă) | perniță metatarsiană s.f. |
| | | podul piciorului s.n. |
| | He stood on the balls of his feet, ready to move. |
ball,
ball of the thumb n | (base of thumb) (deget) | buric s.n. |
| | The ball of my thumb hurts while I'm playing the violin. |
| ball n | (cannonball) | ghiulea s.f. |
| | The naval frigate fired both ball and grapeshot at the sails of the enemy ship. |
| | Fregata a tras cu ghiulele și alte proiectile în catargele corăbiei inamice. |
| ball n | (wool, etc. wound into ball) | clucă s.f. |
| | | ghem s.n. |
| | He knitted the ball of wool into a cap and mittens. |
| | A făcut la andrele o căciulă și niște mănuși din cluca de lână. |
| | A făcut la andrele o căciulă și niște mănuși din ghemul de lână. |
| ball n | (formal dance) | bal s.n. |
| | | serată s.f. |
| | She bought a formal dress for the Christmas Ball. |
| | A cumpărat o rochie de ocazie pentru balul de Crăciun. |
| ball n | (bowling, billiards: hard ball) (biliard) | bilă s.f. |
| | He hit the cue ball as hard as he could. |
| | A lovit bila cât de tare a putut. |
| ball n | (game using a ball) | joc s.n. |
| | Let's play ball - we should have started ten minutes ago! |
| | Să înceapă jocul! Trebuia să demarăm acum zece minute. |
| ball n | (baseball: not swung at) | lovitură ratată s.f. |
| | The pitch was too high and was called a ball by the umpire. |
| | S-a tras prea sus și s-a considerat lovitură ratată. |
| balls npl | vulgar, informal (courage, daring) | curaj, tupeu s.n. |
| | (vulgar) | coaie s.n.pl. |
| | I don't have the balls for skydiving. |
| ball⇒ vtr | vulgar, slang (have sexual intercourse) | a o trage vb.tranz. |
| | | a și-o pune vb.reflex. |
| | The hot kisses made him want to ball her. |
| | Săruturile ei pătimașe l-au făcut să vrea să i-o tragă. |
Forme compuse:
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a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) (figurat) | altă mâncare de pește expr. |
| | | Asta schimbă tot! expr. |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| ball bearing n | (metal bearing with ball) | rulment s.m. |
| | These ball bearings contain two rows of balls side by side. |
| ball bearing n | (metal ball in bearing) | rulment s.m. |
| | The ball bearings rotate in the hub of the wheel. |
| ball boy n | (tennis: boy who recovers ball) | băiat de mingi s.m. |
| | The ball boys dart out from the sidelines to take stray balls off the tennis court. |
| ball boy n | (baseball: catches foul balls) | băiat de mingi s.m. |
| ball club n | (professional baseball team) | club de dans s.n. |
| | Whether the player will remain with the ball club is uncertain. |
| ball game n | (sport played with ball) | joc cu mingea s.n. |
| | No ball games are allowed in this park. |
| ball game n | US, informal (baseball match) | meci de baseball s.n. |
| | When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog. |
| ball joint n | (structure: movable connection) | racord cu bilă / cu rotulă s.n. |
| | I need to replace my ball joints but finding replacement parts is difficult for a car that old. |
| ball joint n | (bones: movable articulation) | articulație mobilă s.f. |
| ball lightning n | (ball-shaped lightning) | fulger globular s.n. |
| ball of fire n | literal (fireball) | minge de foc s.f. |
| | We heard the explosion, then saw a great ball of fire shooting to the sky. |
| ball of fire n | figurative (dynamic person) | persoană energică s.f. |
| | My aunt is always busy; she's a real ball of fire. |
| ball of thread n | (thin fibre wound into a ball) | ghem s.n. |
| | It's hard to crochet when the kitten keeps playing with the ball of thread. |
ballcock,
ball cock,
ball-cock n | (water-level ball in a cistern) (cisternă) | robinet cu plutitor / cu bilă s.n. |
ballpoint pen,
ball pen n | (pen with rolling ball bearing) | pix s.n. |
| | I would rather use a fountain pen than a ballpoint pen. |
baseball cap,
ball cap n | (peaked sports hat) | șapcă de baseball s.f. |
| | The girl wore a baseball cap bearing the logo of her favorite team. |
beach ball,
beachball n | (toy: inflatable ball) | minge de plajă |
| | The children were playing with a beach ball. |
behind the eight ball,
behind the eightball expr | US, figurative (at a disadvantage) | într-o situație dificilă expr. |
| | | într-o poziție dificilă expr. |
| | The university is behind the eight ball when it comes to attracting international students. |
| bowling ball n | (large ball used in ten-pin bowling) | bilă de bowling s.f. |
| | The bowling ball was so heavy I thought I would drop it on my toes. |
| bowling ball n | (small: for lawn bowls) | bilă de bowling s.f. |
| charity ball n | (formal dance for charitable cause) | bal de caritate s.n. |
| | The police held a charity ball to raise money for the local orphanage. |
| crystal ball n | (glass ball used to predict future) | glob de cristal s.n. |
| | The fortune-teller gazed into the crystal ball. |
| cue ball n | (snooker, pool: white ball) | bilă albă s.f. |
| | In pool, you hit the coloured balls with the white cue ball. |
dodgeball,
dodge ball n | US (American ball game) (sport) | dodgeball s.m. |
| | 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) | a se sustrage de la datorie loc.vb. |
| | | a face o gafă loc.vb. |
| | The company dropped the ball when the product was late in reaching some key markets. |
football (UK),
soccer ball (US) n | (sports: round ball) (engleza britanică) | minge (de fotbal) s.f. |
| | | balon s.n. |
| | He kicked the football into the goal. |
| | A șutat mingea în poartă. |
| | A șutat balonul în plasă. |
football (US),
American football,
American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) (engleza americană) | minge de fotbal american s.f. |
| | He threw the football to his friend. |
| | A aruncat mingea prietenului său. |
| foul ball n | (baseball: ball out of bounds) (baseball) | minge în afara terenului s.f. |
| | It appeared to be a home run, but the umpire ruled that it was a foul ball. |
| golf ball n | (small white ball used in golf) | minge de golf s.f. |
| | When he went golfing he hit the golf ball into the water. |
grounder,
ground ball n | (baseball: rolling ball) (baseball) | minge care sare / minge care se rostogolește s.f. |
| have a ball v expr | informal (enjoy oneself immensely) | a se distra de minune, a se simți excelent expr. |
| | Thank you for a wonderful party; we all had a ball! |
| juggling ball n | (soft ball used for juggling) | minge pentru jonglat s.f. |
| | The clown dropped the juggling ball. |
| jump ball n | (in basketball) (pentru repunerea mingii în mișcare) | angajare între doi jucători adverși s.f. |
| | 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) | bal mascat s.n. |
| | We went to the masked ball as Pierrot and Pierrette. |
| masquerade ball n | (masked dance) | bal mascat s.n. |
| | For New Year's the Smiths held a masquerade ball at their country home. |
| meatball n | (food: ground meat) | chiftea s.f. |
| | | perișoară s.f. |
| | My favorite food as a child was spaghetti and meatballs. |
| meatball n | US, Can, informal (foolish person) | prostănac, tăntălău s.m. |
| | | netot s.m. |
| | 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) | minge medicinală s.f. |
| | The physical therapist had her use a medicine ball to strengthen her abdomen. |
| mothball n | usually plural (pesticide for clothing) | naftalină s.f. |
| | Before storing the box of clothing, we added mothballs to protect its contents. |
| no adj | (forbidding [sth]) | interzis adj. |
| Notă: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing. |
| | There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site. |
| on the ball adv | figurative, informal (alert) | pe fază loc.adv. |
| | You need to be on the ball to spot the best bargains. |
| play ball vtr + n | (throw, catch a ball) | a se juca cu mingea loc.vb. |
| | Shall we play ball in the park? |
| play ball vtr + n | figurative (co-operate) | a colabora cu cineva vb.intranz. |
| | The deal's off - John won't play ball. |
| pool ball n | (ball used in game of billiards) | bilă de biliard s.f. |
| | The pool ball rolled into the pocket. |
spitball,
spit ball n | (paper chewed and spat) | cocoloș de hârtie s.n. |
spitball,
spit ball n | (baseball: ball dampened with spit) (baseball) | minge îmbibată cu salivă s.f. |
| tennis ball n | (rubber ball used in tennis) | minge de tenis s.f. |
| | Most tennis balls are fluorescent yellow. |
| the whole ball of wax n | US, slang (everything) | tot pachetul expr. |
| | | tot ce se poate expr. |
| | Give me a shampoo, haircut, permanent, and facial; I want the whole ball of wax. |
| wrecking ball n | (demolition tool) | bilă de demolare s.f. |
| | The wrecking ball hit the wall in a cloud of brick dust. |