snowball in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for snowball in the English»French Dictionary

I.snowball [Brit ˈsnəʊbɔːl, Am ˈsnoʊˌbɔl] N

1. snowball lit:

snowball

boule f de neige

2. snowball (drink):

snowball

cocktail

3. snowball (drug cocktail):

snowball inf

mélange m de cocaïne et d'héroïne

II.snowball [Brit ˈsnəʊbɔːl, Am ˈsnoʊˌbɔl] VB trans

snowball

bombarder [qn] de boules de neige

III.snowball [Brit ˈsnəʊbɔːl, Am ˈsnoʊˌbɔl] VB intr fig

snowball profits, problem, plan, support:

snowball

faire boule de neige

IV.snowball [Brit ˈsnəʊbɔːl, Am ˈsnoʊˌbɔl]

it hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell inf

c'est perdu d'avance

he hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell inf

il n'a pas la moindre chance

snowball fight N

snowball fight

bataille f de boules de neige

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not to have a cat in hell's chance or a snowball's chance in hell sl

ne pas avoir une foutue chance sl

Translations for snowball in the French»English Dictionary

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boule-de-neige

snowball

boule de neige

snowball

faire boule de neige

to snowball

une bataille de boules de neige

a snowball fight

snowball in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for snowball in the English»French Dictionary

I.snowball N

snowball

boule f de neige

Phrases:

to have a snowball's chance in hell of doing sth

ne pas avoir l'ombre d'une chance de faire qc

II.snowball VB intr

snowball

lancer des boules de neige

snowball fig

faire boule de neige

snowball effect N no pl

snowball effect

effet m boule de neige

Translations for snowball in the French»English Dictionary

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boule de neige

snowball

effet boule de neige

snowball effect

snowball Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a snowball's chance in hell of doing sth

ne pas avoir l'ombre d'une chance de faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The player must throw snow at each enemy until it is completely covered, when it turns into a snowball.

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However, after he got one or two people on board support increased in a snowball effect.

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The snowball rises up to make the finish easier.

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The snowball effect would occur as more and more referrals are acquired.

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It creates a bit of a snowball effect.

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Moreover, one broad issue to be addressed concerns the generality of data provided by the snowball method.

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This process is similar to the way in which a snowball grows in size as it is rolled around in the snow.

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Ginger using a plank of wood on a wall as a see-saw, with a snowball on the end of it. 1970.

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Due to the use of social networks and interpersonal relations, snowball sampling forms how individuals act and interact in focus groups, couple interviews and interviews.

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The boys at the school are holding a snowball fight organised as a battlefield.

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