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ball

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɔːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɔl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bôl)

WordReference
Definition
Synonyms
English Collocations

Voornaamste vertalingen
Engels	Nederlands
ball n	(small: tennis, baseball) (klein)	bal nw de
balletje nw het
Throw me the ball.
ball n	(large: basketball, football) (groot)	bal nw de
That soccer player controls the ball amazingly well.
ball n	(sphere)	bol nw de
bolletje
The cone had two balls of ice cream in it.
ball, balls n	slang (testicle) (slang)	bal, kloot nw de
testikel, teelbal nw de
She grabbed him by the balls and squeezed.

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Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels	Nederlands
ball, ball of the foot n	(part of foot at base of big toe) (van de voet)	bal nw de
He stood on the balls of his feet, ready to move.
ball n	(cannonball)	kogel nw de
The naval frigate fired both ball and grapeshot at the sails of the enemy ship.
ball n	(wool, etc. wound into ball)	bol nw de
kluwen nw het
He knitted the ball of wool into a cap and mittens.
ball n	(formal dance) (dansfeest)	bal, gala, galabal nw het
She bought a formal dress for the Christmas Ball.
ball n	(bowling, billiards: hard ball) (biljard, bowlen)	bal nw de
He hit the cue ball as hard as he could.
ball n	(game using a ball)	spel nw het
Let's play ball - we should have started ten minutes ago!
ball n	(baseball: not swung at)	wijdbal nw de
The pitch was too high and was called a ball by the umpire.
ball⇒ vtr	vulgar, slang (have sexual intercourse) (vulgair, beledigend)	neuken, naaien overg.ww
The hot kisses made him want to ball her.

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Voornaamste vertalingen
Nederlands	Engels
bal nw de	(sport: rond voorwerp)	ball n
bal nw de	(bol voorwerp)	ball n
muis	(deel van de hand) (part of hand)	ball n
bal nw het	(dansfeest) (dance)	ball n

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Aanvullende vertalingen
Nederlands	Engels
bal nw de	vulg. (testikel) (slang)	ball n
testicle n

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Samengestelde woorden:
Nederlands	Engels
bal masqué nw het+bn	(gemaskerd bal)	masked ball n
biljartbal nw de	(bal)	billiard ball n
bol wol nw de	(kluwen wol)	ball of wool n
gemaskerd bal bn+nw het	(type dansgelegenheid)	masked ball n
masquerade, masquerade ball n
kerstbal nw de	(kerstboom) (UK)	Christmas bauble, bauble n
(US)	Christmas ball n
oliebol nw de	(in olie gebakken deegbal) (literally)	oil ball n
Dutch doughnut adj+n
voetbal nw de	(bal voor spel)	football n
(US)	soccer ball n

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Samengestelde woorden:
Engels	Nederlands
a whole new ball game, a brand new ball game n	US, informal, figurative (changed situation)	andere stand van zaken frase
That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now.
ball bearing n	(bearing holding small metal to reduce friction) (technologie)	kogellager nw de
ball bearing n	(metal ball in bearing) (technologie)	kogel nw de
The ball bearings rotate in the hub of the wheel.
ball club n	(professional baseball team)	honkbalteam nw het
Whether the player will remain with the ball club is uncertain.
ball game n	(sport played with ball)	balspel nw het
balsport nw de
No ball games are allowed in this park.
ball game n	US, informal (baseball match)	honkbalwedstrijd nw de
When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog.
ballcock, ball cock, ball-cock n	(water-level ball in a cistern) (regelaar waterpeil)	balvlotter nw de
beach ball n	(toy: large inflatable ball)	strandbal nw de
behind the eight ball, behind the eightball expr	US, figurative (at a disadvantage)	in het nadeel zijn frase
in een netelige positie bw
The university is behind the eight ball when it comes to attracting international students.
belle, belle of the ball n	dated (most charming girl present)	schoonheid nw de
(verouderd)	schone nw de
When she was younger she was the belle of the town.
cue ball n	(snooker, pool: white ball) (biljart)	speelbal, biljartbal nw de
In pool, you hit the coloured balls with the white cue ball.
dodgeball, dodge ball n	US (American ball game) (sport)	trefbal nw het
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) (figuurlijk)	de mist in gaan frase
The company dropped the ball when the product was late in reaching some key markets.
football (UK), soccer ball (US) n	(sports: round ball)	voetbal nw de
He kicked the football into the goal.
football (US), American football, American football ball (UK) n	(sports: oblong ball)	rugbybal nw de
He threw the football to his friend.
grounder, ground ball n	(baseball: rolling ball) (honkbal)	grondbal nw de
have a ball v expr	informal (enjoy oneself immensely)	plezier hebben overg.ww
Thank you for a wonderful party; we all had a ball!
masked ball n	(dance where costumes are worn)	gemaskerd bal bn + nw het
We went to the masked ball as Pierrot and Pierrette.
meatball n	(food: ground meat)	gehaktbal nw de
My favorite food as a child was spaghetti and meatballs.
spitball, spit ball n	(paper chewed and spat)	papierpropje waarop gekauwd is nw het
spitball, spit ball n	(baseball: ball dampened with spit) (honkbal)	spuugbal nw de