| Traduções principais/Principal Translations |
| ball | n | (round: tennis, baseball) | bola sf |
| Throw me the ball. |
| Jogue-me a bola. |
| ball | n | (sphere) | bola sf |
| The cone had two balls of ice cream in it. |
| A casquinha tinha duas bolas de sorvete. |
| ball | n | (basketball) | bola de basquete loc sf |
| He shot the ball in the final seconds of the game. |
| Ele lançou a bola de basquete nos últimos segundos da partida. |
| ball, balls | n | slang (testicle) chulo | colhões spl |
| | chulo | saco sm |
| She grabbed him by the balls and squeezed. |
| Ela o agarrou pelos colhões e apertou. |
| Ela o agarrou pelo saco e apertou. |
| ball, balls | n | figurative, colloquial (courage) figurativo | peito sm |
| I bet you don't have the balls to do it. |
| Aposto que você não tem peito para fazer isso. |
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| ball bearing | | | rolamento de esfera |
| ball boy | n | (tennis: boy who recovers balls out of bounds) tênis | apanhador de bolas loc sm |
| | futebol | gandula smf |
| The ball boys dart out from the sidelines to take stray balls off the tennis court. |
| ball boy | n | US (baseball: boy who recovers foul balls) beisebol | apanhador de bolas loc sm |
| ball club | | | campo de baseball |
| ball game | n | (sport: game played with a ball) esporte | jogo de bola loc sm |
| We all stood up during the seventh inning stretch and sang "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". |
| ball game | n | colloquial, US (a situation) cenário | jogo de bola loc sm |
| That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| 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 | literal (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. |
| 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 wax | n | US, slang (everything) gíria, tudo | rolo todo sm |
| Give me a shampoo, haircut, permanent, and facial; I want the whole ball of wax. |
| ball up | vtr | US, slang (make a mess of) fazer uma confusão | enrolar-se vp |
| | | entrar numa fria loc vt |
| I've really balled up my computer this time; I'll have to call tech support. |
| beach ball | | | bola de praia |
| behind the eight ball | | | em uma situação difícil |
| bowling ball | n | (large ball used in ten-pin bowling) | bola de boliche |
| The bowling ball was so heavy I thought I would drop it on my toes. |
| bowling ball | n | (small ball used in lawn bowls) | bola de boliche de grama |
| 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. |
| crystal ball | n | (glass ball used to predict future) | bola de cristal loc sf |
| The fortune-teller gazed into the crystal ball. |
| cue ball | | bilhar | bola branca |
| | | a bola da vez |
| drop the ball | | | perder uma oportunidade |
| foul ball | n | (baseball: ball hit lines designating width of field) beisebol | bola fora de campo loc sf |
| 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) | bola de golfe loc sf |
| When he went golfing he hit the golf ball into the water. |
| have a ball | vi | informal (enjoy oneself immensely) divertir-se muito | divertir-se à larga loc vp |
| 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 | (basketball: ball thrown between opposing players to start play) basquete | bola presa |
| As the two players were struggling to gain possession of the ball, the referee called a jump ball. |
| masked ball | | | baile de máscaras |
| masquerade ball | n | (masked dance) | baile de máscaras loc sf |
| For New Year's the Smiths held a masquerade ball at their country home. |
| 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. |
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