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It is, moreover, not a question of equilibrium we have to examine here, but the continuous emission of electricity by the metal under the influence of the electrified ball.Nous n'avons pas d'ailleurs à nous occuper ici de son équilibre, mais de l'émission continue d'électricité par le métal, sous l'influence de la boule électrisée.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
I brought the ball of my hand to my mouth and bit on it.Je me mordis la main, à son grand amusement.Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
When, full of my sorrowful emotions, I arrived at the ball, it was already very animated.Quand, plein de mes douloureuses émotions, j'arrivai à ce bal, il était déjà fort animé.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
FIFA will exclusively provide ball boys and girls, player escorts (if any) and flag bearers with all Equipment items for all Matches of Final Competitions.Lors de chaque match de compétition finale, l'équipement des ramasseurs de balles, des escortes de joueurs (le cas échéant) et des porte-drapeaux sera exclusivement fourni par la FIFA.©1994 - 2011 FIFAhttp://www.fifa.com/ 19.07.2011©1994 - 2011 FIFAhttp://www.fifa.com/ 19.07.2011
At this instant a rifle was fired, and the ball pierced both sides of the canoe, within eighteen inches of the spot where his head lay.En ce moment un coup de feu partit, et la balle perça les deux côtés de la pirogue, à moins de dix-huit pouces de l’endroit où était sa tête.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
In reality she was tasting the most exquisite pleasure; she had got that sly-boots fast at last; she played with him like a cat playing with a ball of paper; and he virtually held out his hands to be manacled by her.Au fond, elle goûtait des jouissances exquises; elle le tenait donc enfin, ce gros sournois; elle en jouait comme une chatte joue d’une boule de papier; et il tendait les mains pour qu’elle lui mît des menottes.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
These molecules unceasingly hustling against each other with the velocity of a cannon ball, without becoming heated, thanks to an elasticity supposed to be infinite, have perhaps but a very remote resemblance to the reality.Ces molécules se choquant sans cesse avec la vitesse d'un boulet de canon, sans s'échauffer, grâce à une élasticité qu'il faut supposer infinie, n'ont peut-être qu'une très lointaine parenté avec la réalité.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
"Well, if some ball were to hit him," he muttered, "our business would be settled.«Ma foi! s’il attrapait quelque balle, murmura-t-il, ça arrangerait nos affaires…Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The ball was still going on merrily.Le bal flambait.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Electrification by influence, by virtue of which a stick of sealing-wax which has been rubbed attracts light bodies such as a suspended ball of pith, is the most simple of electrical phenomena, and the earliest observed.L'électrisation par influence, en vertu de laquelle un bâton de cire frotté attire les corps légers tels qu'une balle de sureau suspendue, est le plus simple des phénomènes électriques et le plus anciennement observé.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
George sprang backward, – Eliza uttered a shriek, – the ball had passed close to his hair, had nearly grazed the cheek of his wife, and struck in the tree above.Georges fit un bond en arrière, – Éliza poussa un cri, – la balle, après avoir effleuré les cheveux de son mari, avait passé près de sa joue, et s’était logée dans l’arbre au-dessus.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
But is that your ball-dress?"– Mais est-ce là votre habit de bal, à vous?Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
For the ball which followed he had issued five hundred invitations.Il avait lancé cinq cents invitations pour le bal qui suivit.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Or, enjoy some fun with the children and join in with their activities, such as kicking a ball around the park - or what about rollerblading?À moins que vous ne préfériez jouer avec les enfants et participer à certaines de leurs activités, comme une partie de foot au parc. Ou pourquoi pas faire du patin à roulettes !© Diabetes UK 2009http://www.diabetes.org.uk/ 12/22/2011© Diabetes UK 2009http://www.diabetes.org.uk/ 12/22/2011
Baba’s brain on those pictures looked like cross sections of a big walnut, riddled with tennis ball-shaped gray things.Sur ces images, le cerveau de mon père ressemblait aux coupes transversales d'une grosse noix constellée de taches grises toutes rondes.Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
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Collocations
ball bearing
roulement à billes
ball game
jeu de ballon
rugby ball
ballon de rugby
intracavitary fungus ball
mégamycétome pulmonaire
wrecking ball
boulet de démolition
straw ball
ballot de paille
attack the ball
attaquer le ballon
ball boy
ramasseur de balles
ball contact
touche
ball fake
feinte de ballon
ball in
balle bonne
ball in
balle dedans
ball in play
ballon en jeu
ball out
balle dehors
bouncing ball
balle qui rebondit
Word forms
ball
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | ball | balls |
Possessive case | ball's | balls' |
ball
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | balled |
Imperative | ball |
Present Participle (Participle I) | balling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | balled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ball | we ball |
you ball | you ball |
he/she/it balls | they ball |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am balling | we are balling |
you are balling | you are balling |
he/she/it is balling | they are balling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have balled | we have balled |
you have balled | you have balled |
he/she/it has balled | they have balled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been balling | we have been balling |
you have been balling | you have been balling |
he/she/it has been balling | they have been balling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I balled | we balled |
you balled | you balled |
he/she/it balled | they balled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was balling | we were balling |
you were balling | you were balling |
he/she/it was balling | they were balling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had balled | we had balled |
you had balled | you had balled |
he/she/it had balled | they had balled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been balling | we had been balling |
you had been balling | you had been balling |
he/she/it had been balling | they had been balling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will ball | we shall/will ball |
you will ball | you will ball |
he/she/it will ball | they will ball |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be balling | we shall/will be balling |
you will be balling | you will be balling |
he/she/it will be balling | they will be balling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have balled | we shall/will have balled |
you will have balled | you will have balled |
he/she/it will have balled | they will have balled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been balling | we shall/will have been balling |
you will have been balling | you will have been balling |
he/she/it will have been balling | they will have been balling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would ball | we should/would ball |
you would ball | you would ball |
he/she/it would ball | they would ball |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be balling | we should/would be balling |
you would be balling | you would be balling |
he/she/it would be balling | they would be balling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have balled | we should/would have balled |
you would have balled | you would have balled |
he/she/it would have balled | they would have balled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been balling | we should/would have been balling |
you would have been balling | you would have been balling |
he/she/it would have been balling | they would have been balling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am balled | we are balled |
you are balled | you are balled |
he/she/it is balled | they are balled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being balled | we are being balled |
you are being balled | you are being balled |
he/she/it is being balled | they are being balled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been balled | we have been balled |
you have been balled | you have been balled |
he/she/it has been balled | they have been balled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was balled | we were balled |
you were balled | you were balled |
he/she/it was balled | they were balled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being balled | we were being balled |
you were being balled | you were being balled |
he/she/it was being balled | they were being balled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been balled | we had been balled |
you had been balled | you had been balled |
he/she/it had been balled | they had been balled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be balled | we shall/will be balled |
you will be balled | you will be balled |
he/she/it will be balled | they will be balled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been balled | we shall/will have been balled |
you will have been balled | you will have been balled |
he/she/it will have been balled | they will have been balled |