balloon (EN)

sostantivo, verbo

sostantivo “balloon”

1. palloncino
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   The children played with colorful balloons at the birthday party.
2. mongolfiera
   They enjoyed a hot air balloon ride over the countryside.
3. (medicina) un dispositivo medico inserito nel corpo e gonfiato per il trattamento
   In angioplasty, a balloon is used to open blocked blood vessels.
4. una nuvoletta nei fumetti o nei cartoni animati
   The character's words appeared inside a balloon in the comic strip.
5. ballon
   He sipped his cognac from a balloon by the fireplace.
6. (finanza) un grande pagamento finale dovuto alla fine di un periodo di prestito
   They planned carefully to afford the balloon at the end of their mortgage.
7. globo (architettura)
   The building was crowned with a decorative balloon.
8. pallone (chimica)
   The chemist heated the solution in a balloon during the experiment.

verbo “balloon”

1. gonfiarsi
   Prices ballooned after the new tax was introduced.
2. viaggiare in mongolfiera
   They ballooned over the city during the festival.
3. gonfiare
   The wind ballooned the curtains as the window was open.
4. (avizione) salire improvvisamente e poi scendere
   The small plane ballooned unexpectedly due to turbulence.
5. (sport) colpire o calciare una palla in alto nell'aria
   The striker ballooned the ball over the crossbar.