balle

/bal/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les balles

Meaning

  1. ball

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

boule

balle is more for a small ball, like a tennis ball; boule is more for a round ball, like in bowling or the French game "boules" — both mean "ball."

ballon

balle is more for a small ball, like a tennis ball; ballon is for a bigger ball, like a soccer ball, and also means "balloon" — both mean "ball."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pelota

pelota is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ball."

Practice

1 What does balle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le chien a attrapé la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches balle?

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