What does pallone in Italian mean?

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

The word pallone in Italian means ball, football, hot air balloon, go to pieces, freak out, lose it, be confused, miss the ball, to cross a ball, be spaced out, be a blowhard, soccer ball, be full of yourself, take the ball into your hands. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pallone

ball

sostantivo maschile (sport: palla)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il bambino ha dato un calcio al pallone.
The child kicked the ball.

football

sostantivo maschile (informale (sport del calcio) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Andiamo a giocare a pallone?
Shall we go and play football?

hot air balloon

sostantivo maschile (velivolo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I palloni aerostatici sono stati inventati centinaia di anni fa.
Hot air balloons were invented hundreds of years ago.

go to pieces, freak out, lose it

be confused

miss the ball

to cross a ball

be spaced out

be a blowhard

soccer ball

be full of yourself

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quell'uomo è un pallone gonfiato che non sa nemmeno cosa sia la modestia.
That guy is a big head who doesn't even know what being modest is.

take the ball into your hands

(sports)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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