balloon

balloon
1. noun
1) Ballon, der

hot-air balloon — Heißluftballon, der

when the balloon goes up — (fig.) wenn es losgeht (ugs.)

2) (toy) Luftballon, der
3) (coll.): (in strip cartoon etc.) Sprechblase, die
2. intransitive verb
sich blähen
* * *
[bə'lu:n]
noun
(a large bag, made of light material and filled with a gas lighter than air: They decorated the dance-hall with balloons.) der Luftballon
* * *
bal·loon
[bəˈlu:n]
I. n
1. (toy) [Luft]ballon m
2. SPORT, TRANSP [Heißluft]ballon m, Freiballon m; METEO Wetterballon m
3. (in comics) Sprechblase f
4. (glass)
\balloon [glass] Cognacschwenker m
5. FIN hohe Kreditrestschuld
II. vi
the rumours soon \ballooned into a full-grown scandal was als Gerücht anfing, wurde schon bald ein handfester Skandal
2. ECON deficit rasch steigen
III. vt ECON
to \balloon prices Preise [künstlich] hinauftreiben
* * *
[bə'luːn]
1. n
1) (AVIAT) (Frei)ballon m; (toy) (Luft)ballon m; (MET) (Wetter)ballon m

the balloon went up (fig inf)da ist die Bombe geplatzt (inf)

that went down like a lead balloon (inf) — das kam überhaupt nicht an

2) (in cartoons) Sprechblase f
3) (CHEM) (Rund)kolben m
2. vi
1)

to go ballooning — auf Ballonfahrt gehen

2) (= swell out) sich blähen
* * *
balloon [bəˈluːn]
A s
1. FLUG (Frei-, Fessel- etc) Ballon m:
when the balloon goes up Br umg wenn es losgeht;
go down like a lead balloon Br umg überhaupt nicht ankommen (Witz etc)
2. Luftballon m (Kinderspielzeug)
3. ARCH (Pfeiler)Kugel f
4. CHEM (Rund)Kolben m
5. Comics etc: Sprech-, Denkblase f
6. auch balloon glass Kognakglas n, -schwenker m
7. auch balloon shot (Fußball) Br umg Kerze f sl
B v/i
1. im Ballon aufsteigen oder fahren
2. oft balloon out sich blähen
3. Fußball: Br umg eine Kerze fabrizieren sl
4. US in die Höhe schnellen (Kosten, Mitgliederzahlen etc)
C v/t
1. aufblähen, ausdehnen (auch MED)
2. balloon the ball B 3
D adj ballonförmig, aufgebläht, aufgebauscht:
balloon sleeve Ballonärmel m
* * *
1. noun
1) Ballon, der

hot-air balloon — Heißluftballon, der

when the balloon goes up — (fig.) wenn es losgeht (ugs.)

2) (toy) Luftballon, der
3) (coll.): (in strip cartoon etc.) Sprechblase, die
2. intransitive verb
sich blähen
* * *
(Comics) n.
Sprechblase f. (comic book) n.
Sprechblase f. n.
Ballon -e m.
Luftballon m.

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