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balloon (EN)
podstatné jméno, sloveso

podstatné jméno “balloon”

jedn. č. balloon, mn. č. balloons
  1. balónek
    The children played with colorful balloons at the birthday party.
  2. balón
    They enjoyed a hot air balloon ride over the countryside.
  3. (v medicíně) lékařský přístroj zavedený do těla a nafouknutý pro léčbu
    In angioplasty, a balloon is used to open blocked blood vessels.
  4. bublina s textem v komiksech nebo kreslených filmech
    The character's words appeared inside a balloon in the comic strip.
  5. sklenice (na brandy)
    He sipped his cognac from a balloon by the fireplace.
  6. (ve finančnictví) velká konečná splátka splatná na konci doby trvání úvěru
    They planned carefully to afford the balloon at the end of their mortgage.
  7. koule
    The building was crowned with a decorative balloon.
  8. baňka
    The chemist heated the solution in a balloon during the experiment.

sloveso “balloon”

infinitiv balloon; on balloons; min. čas ballooned; příč. min. ballooned; ger. ballooning
  1. narůst
    Prices ballooned after the new tax was introduced.
  2. letět balónem
    They ballooned over the city during the festival.
  3. nafouknout
    The wind ballooned the curtains as the window was open.
  4. (v letectví) náhle stoupat a pak klesat
    The small plane ballooned unexpectedly due to turbulence.
  5. (ve sportu) udeřit nebo kopnout míč vysoko do vzduchu
    The striker ballooned the ball over the crossbar.