What does bal in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bal in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bal in French.

The word bal in French means dance, debutante ball, debutantes' ball, masked ball, dance with accordion music, public dance, village dance, festival dance, dance card, open the ball, get the ball rolling, ballgown, ballroom. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bal

dance

nom masculin (événement où l'on danse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a toujours beaucoup de monde au bal du dimanche.
There are always a lot of people at the Sunday dance.

debutante ball, debutantes' ball

nom masculin (événement social) (social event)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bal des débutantes réunit vingt-cinq jeunes filles de familles aisées.

masked ball

nom masculin (activité de danse costumée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants organisent un bal masqué pour la fête d'anniversaire.
The children organised a masked ball for the birthday party.

dance with accordion music

nom masculin (lieu de danse populaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

public dance, village dance, festival dance

nom masculin (lieu de danse ouvert à tous)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dance card

nom masculin (vieux (registre des partenaires pour un bal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

open the ball

locution verbale (faire la première danse d'un bal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
C'est traditionnellement la mariée qui ouvre le bal.

get the ball rolling

locution verbale (figuré (être le premier à agir) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
À la présentation de demain, c'est nous qui ouvrirons le bal.

ballgown

nom féminin (robe de cérémonie) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ballroom

nom féminin (lieu où danser)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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