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in the PONS Dictionary

balls [ˈbɔ:lz] N pl inf!

1. balls ANAT:

balls
Eier coarse pl

2. balls (courage):

balls
Eier coarse pl
to have balls
Eier haben coarse
to have the balls to do sth
to have the balls to do sth

Phrases:

to break sb's balls
to have sb by the balls
jdn bei [o. an] den Eiern haben coarse
to be [a load of] balls
[völliger] Mist [o. Quatsch] sein inf pej

I. balls up VB intr Brit, Aus

balls up
Mist inf [o. coarse Scheiße] bauen

II. balls up VB trans

to balls up ⇆ sth
etw vermasseln inf

ˈballs-up N no pl Brit inf!

balls-up
Scheiß m <-> coarse
balls-up (confusion)

ˈblue balls N + sing vb

brass ˈballs N

brass balls pl Am vulg (brass neck):

brass balls
Schneid m <-(e)s> inf
brass balls
Mumm m <-s> inf

ˈjug·gling balls N pl

I. ball [bɔ:l] N

1. ball (for play):

Ball m <-(e)s, Bälle>

2. ball (sth ball-shaped):

ball of wool, string
Knäuel m o nt <-s, ->
ball of dough
Kugel f <-, -n>

3. ball (body part):

Ballen m <-s, ->

4. ball (formal dance):

Ball m <-(e)s, Bälle>

5. ball (root ball of tree):

6. ball inf! (testicles) → balls

balls pl
Eier coarse pl

Phrases:

II. ball [bɔ:l] VB trans

1. ball:

2. ball Am sl (have sex with):

to ball sb
jdn bumsen vulg

ball up VB trans, intr Am

ball up PHRVB balls up

See also

I. balls up VB intr Brit, Aus

balls up
Mist inf [o. coarse Scheiße] bauen

II. balls up VB trans

to balls up ⇆ sth
etw vermasseln inf

ball ˈbear·ing N

ˈball boy N

Balljunge m <-n, -n>

ˈball field N Am

ˈball game N

ball game Am:

Phrases:

ˈball girl N

Ballmädchen nt <-s, ->

ˈball play·er N

Present
Iballs up
youballs up
he/she/itballses up
weballs up
youballs up
theyballs up
Past
Iballsed up
youballsed up
he/she/itballsed up
weballsed up
youballsed up
theyballsed up
Present Perfect
Ihaveballsed up
youhaveballsed up
he/she/ithasballsed up
wehaveballsed up
youhaveballsed up
theyhaveballsed up
Past Perfect
Ihadballsed up
youhadballsed up
he/she/ithadballsed up
wehadballsed up
youhadballsed up
theyhadballsed up

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to break sb's balls
to have balls
Eier haben coarse
to be [a load of] balls
[völliger] Mist [o. Quatsch] sein inf pej
to have sb by the balls
jdn bei [o. an] den Eiern haben coarse

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The children then dribble the ball to one side of the pitch or the other, depending whether they answer yes or no.
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www.giz.de
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Je nachdem, ob die Kinder mit ja oder nein antworten, laufen sie mit dem Ball auf die eine oder die andere Seite des Platzes.
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The BALL project as well as many other open source bioinformatics packages is widely used by the community providing open source software to facilitate rapid innovation, dissemination, and wide adoption of new computational methods, reusable software components, and standards.
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www.zbi.uni-saarland.de
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Das BALL Projekt und viele weitere Open Source Bioinformatik-Pakete werden stark von der Community verwendet und bieten frei verfügbare Software um Innovation, Verbeitung und Anwendung von computergestützten Methoden, wiederverwendbarer Software und Standards zu erleichtern.
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Even with the help of modern technology, conclusive evaluation is hardly possible, and the debate about whether the ball was behind or on the line will continue well into the future in lively discussions in both countries.
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Selbst mit modernen technischen Hilfsmitteln ist eine endgültige Bewertung kaum möglich und so kann in beiden Ländern auch noch in Zukunft leidenschaftlich darüber diskutiert werden, ob der Ball jetzt hinter oder noch auf der Linie war. glaskugel
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The light-flooded concert hall of Freiburg can be used for congresses and conventions, as well as for concerts, for exhibitions and presentations, for receptions and balls, for symposia and lots of other events which require a sophisticated setting.
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www.freiburg.de
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Das lichtdurchflutete Konzerthaus Freiburg bietet für Kongresse und Tagungen wie für Konzerte, für Ausstellungen und Präsentationen, für Empfänge und Bälle, für Symposien und viele weitere Anlässe einen anspruchsvollen Rahmen.
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The faster you move the paddle when you hit the ball, the faster the ball will move and the stronger the ball will be.
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www.juggernart.com
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Je schneller du den Schläger bewegst, wenn du den Ball triffst, desto schneller wird der Ball, und desto härter der Schlag.
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