balloon

ballon

Poche de caoutchouc fin remplie d’air ou de gaz, utilisée comme jouet ou décoration.

En anglais simple : A thin rubber bag filled with air or gas, used as a toy or decoration.

• She held a red balloon.
• We filled the room with balloons.
• My balloon burst when it touched the fence.

Expressions courantes : birthday balloon, blow up a balloon, balloon on a string

ballon, aérostat

Enveloppe remplie de gaz ou d’air chaud qui flotte dans l’air et peut transporter des personnes ou du matériel.

En anglais simple : A bag filled with gas or hot air that floats, sometimes carrying people or equipment.

• The balloon rose above the fields.
• A weather balloon carried instruments into the sky.
• They crossed the valley in a balloon.

Expressions courantes : hot air balloon, weather balloon, balloon flight

boule, globe

Décoration ronde placée au sommet d’un bâtiment ou d’une colonne.

En anglais simple : A round decoration at the top of a building or column.

• A stone balloon crowns the pillar.
• Workers repaired the balloon above the church dome.
• The architect placed a golden balloon on the roof.

Synonymes : globe

Expressions courantes : stone balloon, balloon ornament

gonfler, exploser

Devenir beaucoup plus grand ou augmenter très rapidement.

En anglais simple : To become much larger or increase very quickly.

• Costs began to balloon.
• Her workload ballooned after two colleagues left.
• The repair bill has ballooned to three thousand pounds.

Comment l'utiliser : balloon to something (The cost ballooned to twice the original estimate.); balloon from A to B (The debt ballooned from ten thousand to fifty thousand dollars.)

Synonymes : grow, expand, soar

Contraires : shrink

Expressions courantes : costs balloon, balloon in size, balloon to something, prices balloon