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ball noun

  /bɑl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
  • (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
  • (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
 palla
  • (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
 pallone, palla
  • A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
 gomitolo
  • (mildly, vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.
 coglione, palla, balla, boiate
  • (in the plural) Courage.
 palle
  • (baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
 ball

ball noun

  /bɑl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • A formal dance.
 ballo

ball verb

  /bɑl/ , /bɔl/ , /bɔːl/
  • (transitive, US, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
 scopare, trombare

balls noun

  /bɑlz/ , /bɔːlz/
  • (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
 palle, balle, coglioni, testicoli
if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle
con i se e con i ma la storia non si fa, se mia nonna avesse le ruote, sarebbe una carriola
bust someone's balls
rompere i coglioni, rompere le palle, rompere le scatole
too many balls in the air
troppa carne sul fuoco
get by the balls
tenere per le palle
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