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balloon (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “balloon”

Sg. balloon, Pl. balloons
  1. Ballon
    The children played with colorful balloons at the birthday party.
  2. Heißluftballon
    They enjoyed a hot air balloon ride over the countryside.
  3. (medizin) ein medizinisches Gerät, das in den Körper eingeführt und zur Behandlung aufgeblasen wird
    In angioplasty, a balloon is used to open blocked blood vessels.
  4. eine Sprechblase in Comics oder Cartoons
    The character's words appeared inside a balloon in the comic strip.
  5. Cognacschwenker
    He sipped his cognac from a balloon by the fireplace.
  6. (finance) eine große Schlusszahlung, die am Ende der Laufzeit eines Darlehens fällig wird
    They planned carefully to afford the balloon at the end of their mortgage.
  7. Kugel (auf einem Gebäude)
    The building was crowned with a decorative balloon.
  8. Kolben (in der Chemie)
    The chemist heated the solution in a balloon during the experiment.

Verb “balloon”

Infinitiv balloon; er balloons; Prät. ballooned; Part. ballooned; Ger. ballooning
  1. sich ausdehnen
    Prices ballooned after the new tax was introduced.
  2. Ballon fahren
    They ballooned over the city during the festival.
  3. aufblasen
    The wind ballooned the curtains as the window was open.
  4. (plötzlich) aufsteigen und dann absinken
    The small plane ballooned unexpectedly due to turbulence.
  5. (sport) einen Ball hoch in die Luft schlagen oder treten
    The striker ballooned the ball over the crossbar.