balloon in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for balloon in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.balloon [Brit bəˈluːn, Am bəˈlun] N

1. balloon AVIAT:

balloon

pallone m aerostatico

balloon

pallone m

(hot air) balloon

mongolfiera f

(hot air) balloon before n flight

in mongolfiera

(hot air) balloon crash, accident

con la, in mongolfiera

2. balloon (toy):

balloon

palloncino m

to blow up a balloon

gonfiare un palloncino

3. balloon (for cartoon speech):

balloon

fumetto m

balloon

nuvoletta f

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

1. balloon AVIAT:

to go ballooning

andare or viaggiare in mongolfiera

2. balloon (swell):

balloon, also balloon out sail, skirt:

gonfiarsi

3. balloon (increase quickly):

balloon deficit, debt:

crescere, aumentare

III.balloon [Brit bəˈluːn, Am bəˈlun]

to go down like a lead balloon Brit , to go over like a lead balloon Am joke, remark:

fare fiasco or cadere nel vuoto

when the balloon goes up

quando succederà il finimondo or quando scoppierà la bomba

balloon tyre, balloon tire [Brit] N

balloon tyre

= grosso pneumatico a bassa pressione

observation balloon [ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃnbəˌluːn] N

observation balloon

pallone m osservatorio

balloon flask [bəˈluːnˌflɑːsk, -ˌflæsk] N

balloon flask

= bottiglia panciuta

barrage balloon [Brit, Am bəˈrɑ(d)ʒ bəˈlun] N

barrage balloon

pallone m di sbarramento

balloon glass [bəˈluːnˌɡlɑːs, -ˌɡlæs] N

balloon glass

napoleone m

weather balloon [Brit, Am ˈwɛðər bəˈlun] N

weather balloon

pallone m meteorologico

trial balloon [Brit, Am ˈtraɪ(ə)l bəˈlun] N Am

trial balloon

ballon d'essai m also fig

air balloon [ˈeəbəˌluːn] N

air balloon

aerostato m

air balloon

pallone m aerostatico

hot-air balloon [Brit, Am] N

hot-air balloon

mongolfiera f

balloon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for balloon in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.balloon [bə·ˈlu:n] N

balloon

palloncino m

Phrases:

to go over like a lead balloon

fallire clamorosamente

II.balloon [bə·ˈlu:n] VB intr

balloon

gonfiarsi

hot-air balloon N

hot-air balloon

mongolfiera f

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blow up balloon

gonfiare

Translations for balloon in the Italian»English Dictionary

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aerostato

(hot-air) balloon

aerostato (fisso)

captive balloon

mongolfiera

hot-air balloon

pallone aerostatico

(hot-air) balloon

palloncino

balloon

pallone

balloon

balloon Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go over like a lead balloon

fallire clamorosamente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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These articles typically cover five pages or more, and are presented as a sequential storyline with caricatures and word balloons.

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As almost no one had any experience with making balloon figures, everyone spent a significant amount of time learning the art.

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When such a balloon is fully filled with helium, it has buoyancya force that opposes gravity.

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In the latter case, this causes some devices to refuse to operate in very high altitude balloons.

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The film's ballooning sense of hope and freedom is deflated by a fierce, squabbling mass.

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The lead was twelve points at halftime, but ballooned to 31 by the end of the game.

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The engine is mounted on a board behind the balloon.

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For example: by building and launching a hot air balloon we learn about weight, density and pressure.

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However, this method relies on the movement of balloons, which is something that birds can become used to.

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