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Detailed Translations for ball from English to German

ball:

ball [the ~] nom

  1. the ball (sphere; pellet; globe)
    – a solid projectile that is shot by a musket 1
    Bällchen; Kügelchen; Köpfchen
  2. the ball
    – round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games 1
    die Fußball; die Ball
  3. the ball (ball of wool)
    der Ball; der Knoten von Wolle
  4. the ball
    – a lavish dance requiring formal attire 1
    der Ball; Tanzfest; die Party
  5. the ball (gala)
    – a lavish dance requiring formal attire 1
    die Gala; der großer Ball
  6. the ball (globe; sphere)
    – an object with a spherical shape 1
    der Globus
  7. the ball (testicle)
    – one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens 1
    die Kugel; der Ball

Translation Matrix for ball:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Ball ball; ball of wool; testicle dress-ball; formal ball; gala; grand ball; state ball
Bällchen ball; globe; pellet; sphere pellet
Fußball ball football; football game; football match; soccer
Gala ball; gala court ball; court gala; dress-ball; formal ball; full dress; gala; grand ball; regalia; state ball
Globus ball; globe; sphere globe
Knoten von Wolle ball; ball of wool
Kugel ball; testicle ammunition rounds; big marble; bonce; bullet; fat person; head; head of a human being; mite; patterns; sphere; taw
Köpfchen ball; globe; pellet; sphere
Kügelchen ball; globe; pellet; sphere pellet
Party ball bash; celebration; ceremony; feast; feasting; festive spirit; festivity; merry-making; merrymaking; party
Tanzfest ball
großer Ball ball; gala
- ballock; bollock; chunk; clod; clump; egg; formal; glob; globe; lump; musket ball; nut; orb; orchis; testicle; testis
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- testicle

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Related Definitions for "ball":

  1. a pitch that is not in the strike zone1
    • he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him1
  2. the game of baseball1
  3. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games1
    • the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve1
    • the mayor threw out the first ball1
    • the ball rolled into the corner pocket1
  4. a spherical object used as a plaything1
    • he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub1
  5. a solid projectile that is shot by a musket1
    • they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball1
  6. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens1
    • she kicked him in the balls and got away1
  7. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass1
    • the ball at the base of the thumb1
    • he stood on the balls of his feet1
  8. a lavish dance requiring formal attire1
  9. a compact mass1
    • a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder1
  10. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance1
    • the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded1
  11. an object with a spherical shape1
    • a ball of fire1
  12. form into a ball by winding or rolling1
    • ball wool1

Wiktionary Translations for ball:

ball
noun
  1. formal dance
  2. dance: A formal dance
  3. anatomy: ball of a foot
  4. in plural - mildly vulgar slang - nonsense
  5. testicle
    • ballEi
  6. mathematics: set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance of a given point
  7. ballistics: a solid nonexplosive missile
  8. quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape
  9. object, generally spherical, used for playing games
  10. solid or hollow sphere
ball
noun
  1. (umgangssprachlich) im übertragenen Sinne zu [1a]: Ball zum Fußballspielen, Fußball
  2. allgemein: dreidimensionales rundes Objekt, im Gegensatz zum Ball meist hart
  3. Geometrie: Volumen, das von einem Rand umgeben wird, dessen Punkte alle den gleichen Abstand von einem Punkt (Mittelpunkt) besitzen
  4. aufgewickeltes Garn, vor allem bei Wolle
  5. (umgangssprachlich) meist im Plural verwendet: die Hoden
  6. Anatomie: abgepolsterte Hautareale an den Gliedmaßen
  7. -
  8. Tanzveranstaltung

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
ball Tanzball bal — een danspartij
ball Kugel; Ball bal — een object in de vorm van een bol dat gebruikt wordt bij balspelen
ball Ball balréunion, assemblée où l’on danser.
ball Ball balle — Objet sphérique.
ball Ball; Fußball ballon — grosse balle pour jouer
ball Ball; Schneeball; Kugel; Kegelkugel boule — Corps rond en tous sens, généralement plein
ball Hoden; Eier boule — Testicules
ball Hoden couille — Testicule
ball Kugel; Sphäre sphère — géométrie|fr surface dans l’espace à trois dimensions dont tous les points sont situés à une même distance d’un point appelé centre.
ball Hoden testicule — glande génitale

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