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la boule

/bul/ noun · feminine A2
  1. ball, globe
  2. bowl (in the game of bowls) · Il jette la boule. He throws the bowl.
  3. scoop (for example, of ice cream) · 2 boules de glace. 2 scoops of ice cream
  4. bauble
  5. head or face (informal)
  6. ball, testicle (France, slang)
  7. tit, breast (Quebec, slang)

Plural boules

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Les soldats, que vous croyez mourants de faim, écrasés de fatigue, prêts à déserter, s'augmentent comme les atomes de neige autour de la boule qui se précipite.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 121 · C1

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