balloons in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for balloons 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

balloons in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for balloons 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 balloons 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

balloons Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go over like a lead balloon

fallire clamorosamente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the case of balloons, the flight is free but there is little directional control.

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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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Balloons went up during the day suspending a wicker basket carrying an observer with a telescope to look for enemy craft.

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These privately owned balloons usually used coal gas as the lifting gas.

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

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The second annual event was held in 2000 with 70 balloons from across the country.

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There are several party options available, as well as optional upgrades for more guests, party themes, games, balloons and much more.

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The most common is red food coloring, often inside small balloons coupled with explosive devices called squibs.

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Flyers are typically categorized as dust diaspores, balloons, plumed or winged.

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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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