ballooning

UK
/bəˈluːnɪŋ/
US
/bəˈlunɪŋ/
ballooningnoun
Traductions
The ballooning of the company's expenses led to a financial crisis.
Le gonflement des dépenses de l’entreprise a entraîné une crise financière.
Ballooning is a popular activity in the region, attracting tourists from all over the world.
L’aérostation est une activité populaire dans la région, attirant des touristes du monde entier.
Traductions supplémentaires
ballooningBiologie, terme spécialisé.
Définitions
The activity or sport of flying in a hot air balloon.
Ballooning is a popular activity in the region, attracting tourists from all over the world.
The act of something expanding or swelling up like a balloon.
The ballooning of the company's expenses led to a financial crisis.
The dispersal of spiders or other small invertebrates through the air by means of long threads of silk.
Ballooning enables young spiders to travel long distances on the wind.
ballooninggerund / present participle
UK
/bəˈluːnɪŋ/
US
/bəˈlunɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is swelling or increasing rapidly.
Traductions
galopantSe dit d’une augmentation rapide.
The project faced ballooning costs after the design changes.
Le projet a dû faire face à des coûts galopants après les changements de conception.
Traductions supplémentaires
gonfléSens littéral, pour quelque chose qui enfle ou se boursoufle.
Définitions
Swelling, bulging, or increasing rapidly like a balloon.
The project faced ballooning costs after the design changes.
balloonnoun
Définitions
A flexible bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, or air, and is often used as a toy or decoration.
The children were delighted to see the colorful balloon floating above the party.
A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically carrying a basket for passengers.
They took a ride in a hot air balloon to enjoy the scenic views from above.
A speech bubble in a comic strip or cartoon.
The cartoonist drew a balloon above the character's head to show what he was saying.
An inflatable medical device inserted into a body cavity or blood vessel and expanded for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
The surgeon placed a balloon in the artery to widen the narrowed section.
balloonverb

ballooning

Gerund

ballooned
Past Simple
ballooned
Past Participle
ballooning
Gerund
UK
/bəˈluːn/
US
/bəˈlun/
Traductions
The population of the city has ballooned in recent years.
La population de la ville a gonflé ces dernières années.
Traductions supplémentaires
voyager en montgolfière
s'envolerPour une augmentation rapide et marquée.
Définitions
To swell or expand like a balloon.
The population of the city has ballooned in recent years.
To increase rapidly and dramatically.
The costs of the project ballooned beyond the initial estimates.
To travel in a balloon, especially a hot-air balloon.
They ballooned over the vineyards at dawn.
balloonadjective
Définitions
Relating to a single large payment that is due at the end of a loan term.
They opted for a balloon mortgage with low monthly installments.
Bulging or puffed out in shape, like a balloon.
The designer showcased a dress with balloon sleeves.