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balloon (EN)
Nafnorð, sögn

Nafnorð “balloon”

eintala balloon, fleirtala balloons
  1. blaðra
    The children played with colorful balloons at the birthday party.
  2. loftbelgur
    They enjoyed a hot air balloon ride over the countryside.
  3. (læknisfræði) lækningatæki sem er sett inn í líkamann og blásið upp til meðferðar
    In angioplasty, a balloon is used to open blocked blood vessels.
  4. talblaðra í teiknimyndasögum eða teiknimyndum
    The character's words appeared inside a balloon in the comic strip.
  5. koníaksglas
    He sipped his cognac from a balloon by the fireplace.
  6. (fjármál) stór lokagreiðsla sem er gjaldfallin í lok lánstímabils
    They planned carefully to afford the balloon at the end of their mortgage.
  7. hnöttur (á súlu eða byggingu)
    The building was crowned with a decorative balloon.
  8. eimingarkolba
    The chemist heated the solution in a balloon during the experiment.

sögn “balloon”

nafnháttur balloon; hann balloons; þátíð ballooned; lh. þt. ballooned; nhm. ballooning
  1. þenjast út
    Prices ballooned after the new tax was introduced.
  2. ferðast í loftbelg
    They ballooned over the city during the festival.
  3. blása upp
    The wind ballooned the curtains as the window was open.
  4. (flug) að rísa skyndilega og síðan lækka aftur
    The small plane ballooned unexpectedly due to turbulence.
  5. (íþróttir) að slá eða sparka bolta hátt upp í loftið
    The striker ballooned the ball over the crossbar.