TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

BOLA [11 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bola: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bolas : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2014-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
DEF

A round, leather-covered, inflated rubber bladder between 396 and 453 g and measuring between 68 and 71 cm in circumference.

OBS

The official soccer ball must [...] be pumped up to a pressure of 15 pounds (7 kilos) per square inch (2.2 cm).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
DEF

Sphère de cuir pesant entre 396 et 453 g et mesurant entre 68 et 71 cm de circonférence.

OBS

Il doit être gonflé à une pression de 0,6 à 1,1 atmosphère (61 kPa à 111 kPa) au niveau de la mer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol
CONT

El balón: Será esférico. Será de cuero u otro material adecuado. Tendrá una circunferencia no superior a 70 cm y no inferior a 68 cm. Tendrá un peso no superior a 450 g y no inferior a 410 g al comienzo del partido. Tendrá una presión equivalente a 0,6 – 1,1 atmósferas (600 – 1100 g/cm2) al nivel del mar.

Save record 2

Record 3 2014-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Small, round, rubberized object wrapped in a seamless felt covering, used principally to maintain a rally between two players or two teams at opposite ends of a tennis court.

CONT

During play, the covering of balls becomes scuffed; so that the balls used are consistent in behavior, balls are replaced at regular intervals in important matches.

CONT

In a bid to slow the game, the fluffy yellow tennis balls that male players love bashing to warp speed are being deflated ever so slightly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Au tennis, balle formée d'un noyau de caoutchouc creux couvert de drap blanc sans coutures.

CONT

La balle est [normalement] de couleur jaune ou blanche. Elle doit avoir une surface unie, sans couture [...] La balle lâchée à 8 pi (2,45 m) du sol sur un plancher de béton doit rebondir de 53 po (1,35 m) à 58 po (1,47 m).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Las pelotas de tenis son blancas o amarillas. Pesan aproximadamente 60 gramos [...] La pelota toca el suelo dos veces antes de ser devuelta.

CONT

Michael Chang [...] pudo cambiar la suerte del partido si hubiera concretado alguna de las cuatro bolas de que dispuso para colocarse con 5-1 en el primer set.

Save record 3

Record 4 2013-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing Accessories
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
DEF

A necktie of thin cord fastened in front with an ornamental clasp or other device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)

Spanish

Save record 4

Record 5 2011-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

[In ice hockey,] a hard black disc of vulcanized rubber.

OBS

Pucks are often marked with team or league logos on one or both faces.

OBS

A standard puck is one inch thick (25.4 mm), three inches in diameter (76.2 mm) and weighs between 5.5 and 6 ounces (156-170 g).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Hockey sur glace
DEF

[objet rond] de caoutchouc vulcanisé dur de 2,54 cm d'épaisseur (soit 1 pouce) et 7,62 cm de diamètre (soit 3 pouces).

OBS

Il pèse entre 156 et 170 grammes (soit entre 5,5 et 6 onces). Le palet peut atteindre une vitesse de 180 km/h.

Key term(s)
  • rondelle de hockey
  • disque de hockey
  • palet de hockey

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Hockey sobre hielo
OBS

"Disco de ebonita" es el término general y "bola" es un término de deportes de patines sobre ruedas.

Save record 5

Record 6 2001-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolos, billar y otros juegos de bolos
Save record 6

Record 7 2001-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
Key term(s)
  • bowball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de remo
Save record 7

Record 8 2000-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
CONT

ball mill: A piece of milling equipment used to grind ore into small particles. It is a cylindrical shaped steel container filled with steel balls into which crushed ore is fed. The ball mill is rotated, causing the balls themselves to cascade, which in turn grinds the ore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Corps broyant sphérique, utilisé dans les broyeurs à boulets, les broyeurs cylindriques, etc. et constitué généralement de fonte ou d'acier, et parfois d'alumine, de silex, de porcelaine, etc.

CONT

Le «broyeur à boulets» est un cylindre horizontal, garni de plaques de blindage ondulées, dans lequel on a placé des boulets d'acier [...] Le broyeur tourne à une vitesse telle que la force centrifuge remonte les boulets jusqu'à une certaine hauteur d'où ils retombent [...] Arrivant à une extrémité du cylindre, le minerai est trituré et broyé par la masse des boulets et progresse vers l'autre bout, où il sort.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
Save record 8

Record 9 1993-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A Niger-Kordofanian language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue nigéro-kordofanienne

Spanish

Save record 9

Record 10 1993-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • History of Technology
  • Military Training
CONT

[The hunting technology of the Thule people.] ... Waterfowl were killed with blunt arrows ... or the bolas - a group of bone weights tied together with thongs and flung at low - flying birds.

OBS

Plural form: bolas or bolases. Based on WEBIN.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Histoire des techniques
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
DEF

La "bola" est formée de plusieurs balles de pierre ou d'ivoire réunies par des cordelettes; on l'utilise surtout en Sibérie orientale et dans l'Alaska, pour chasser les oiseaux (...)

Spanish

Save record 10

Record 11 1983-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a weapon consisting of two or more stone balls secured to the ends of one or more cords, which entangle the victim at which it is thrown

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

Save record 11

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: