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balloon (EN)
substantivo, verbo

substantivo “balloon”

sg. balloon, pl. balloons
  1. balão
    The children played with colorful balloons at the birthday party.
  2. balão (grande, para transporte)
    They enjoyed a hot air balloon ride over the countryside.
  3. (medicina) um dispositivo médico inserido no corpo e inflado para tratamento
    In angioplasty, a balloon is used to open blocked blood vessels.
  4. um balão de fala em quadrinhos ou desenhos animados
    The character's words appeared inside a balloon in the comic strip.
  5. balão (de conhaque)
    He sipped his cognac from a balloon by the fireplace.
  6. (finanças) um grande pagamento final devido no final do prazo de um empréstimo
    They planned carefully to afford the balloon at the end of their mortgage.
  7. balão (arquitetura)
    The building was crowned with a decorative balloon.
  8. balão (química)
    The chemist heated the solution in a balloon during the experiment.

verbo “balloon”

infinitivo balloon; ele balloons; pret. ballooned; part. ballooned; ger. ballooning
  1. inflar
    Prices ballooned after the new tax was introduced.
  2. viajar de balão
    They ballooned over the city during the festival.
  3. inflar como um balão
    The wind ballooned the curtains as the window was open.
  4. (aviation) subir repentinamente e depois descer
    The small plane ballooned unexpectedly due to turbulence.
  5. (esportes) acertar ou chutar uma bola alto no ar
    The striker ballooned the ball over the crossbar.