balloons in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for balloons in the English»French Dictionary

I.balloon [Brit bəˈluːn, Am bəˈlun] N

1. balloon AVIAT (gen):

balloon

ballon m

(hot air) balloon

montgolfière f

(hot air) balloon attr flight

en montgolfière

(hot air) balloon crash, accident

de montgolfière

2. balloon (toy):

balloon

ballon m

to blow up a balloon

gonfler un ballon

3. balloon (for cartoon speech):

balloon

bulle f

balloon

phylactère m spec

II.balloon [Brit bəˈluːn, Am bəˈlun] VB intr

1. balloon AVIAT:

to go ballooning

faire de la montgolfière

2. balloon:

balloon, a. balloon out (swell) sail, skirt:

se gonfler

3. balloon (increase quickly):

balloon deficit, debt:

galoper

III.balloon [Brit bəˈluːn, Am bəˈlun]

to go down Brit or go over Am like a lead balloon

tomber à plat

when the balloon goes up

lorsque l'affaire éclatera

balloon tyre Brit, balloon tire Am N

balloon tyre

pneu m ballon

balloon glass N

balloon glass

ballon m

balloon catheter N MED

balloon catheter

cathéter m à ballonnet

balloon flask N

balloon flask

ballon m

barrage balloon N

barrage balloon

ballon m de barrage

observation balloon N

observation balloon

ballon m d'observation or d'aérostation

weather balloon N

weather balloon

ballon-sonde m météorologique

trial balloon N Am lit, fig

trial balloon

ballon m d'essai

hot-air balloon N

hot-air balloon

montgolfière f

balloons in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for balloons in the English»French Dictionary

I.balloon [bəˈlu:n] N

1. balloon GAMES:

balloon

ballon m

2. balloon (for flying):

balloon

montgolfière f

3. balloon TYPO:

balloon in cartoons

bulle f

II.balloon [bəˈlu:n] VB intr

balloon

gonfler

hot-air balloon N

hot-air balloon

montgolfière f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

navigable balloon

dirigeable

prick balloon

crever

to prick the balloon

tout gâcher

pop balloon, corn

éclater

pop balloon

faire éclater

balloons floated by

des ballons flottaient en l'air

he let the air out of the balloon

il dégonfle le ballon

Translations for balloons in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ballon de baudruche

(toy) balloon

montgolfière

hot air balloon

ballon

balloon

ballon (verre)

(balloon) glass

balloons Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prick the balloon

tout gâcher

he let the air out of the balloon

il dégonfle le ballon

balloons floated by

des ballons flottaient en l'air

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An infiltrator attempted to disrupt the march by bursting balloons, but was frightened away by booing.

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Twelve balloons will be lit up at 8:15 p.m. like enormous lanterns for spectators to gawk at.

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These unmanned balloons, carrying light, but very precise instruments, approached an altitude of 50,000 feet (15,240 meters).

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They are not balloons, as they have no envelope, but consist merely of a raft of soap bubbles filled with helium.

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There's an easy chair hooked to a flock of balloons, parked in the sky, with a great view of a village, town, meadow, whatever.

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Inspired by pneumatic tyres he attempted to make pneumatic shoes, but his prototype contained semi-inflated balloons which burst.

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Local tradition during the day allows for boat-to-boat water fights so be prepared for water balloons and sprayers of various configurations.

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Balloons, skywriting, and banner towing are usually strategically located.

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The story is also an early form of science fiction, specifically responding to the emerging technology of hot air balloons.

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By 1982, they were jumping from mobile cranes and hot air balloons.

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