bowl

• Nom désignant un récipient ouvert et généralement arrondi, utilisé pour contenir des aliments ou des liquides, ainsi que le contenu d'un tel récipient.

A noun referring to a round, open-top container, typically used for holding food or liquids.

1. Container for foodA1formal

   A round, deep dish used for holding food or liquid.

   Bol (récipient pour aliments)

   • She poured the soup into a bowl.
   • He ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
   • The salad was served in a large wooden bowl.

   Synonymesbasincrockdishreceptacletureenvessel

2. Sporting arenaB1formalamerican

   A large, round stadium or amphitheater used for sports or concerts.

   Stade en forme de bol

   • The Super Bowl is held in a different bowl each year.
   • They watched the football game at the Rose Bowl.
   • The concert took place at the Hollywood Bowl.

   Synonymesamphitheaterarenacoliseumstadium

3. Part of a spoon or pipeB2formal

   The hollow, rounded part of a spoon or a tobacco pipe.

   cul de pipe / cuillère

   • The bowl of the spoon was very deep.
   • He filled the bowl of his pipe with tobacco.
   • The bowl of the ladle held a generous portion.

   Synonymeschambercuphollow

• Verbe qui désigne le fait de lancer une boule au jeu de bowling ou, au cricket, de lancer la balle au batteur.

A verb used to indicate the act of rolling a ball in a game of bowling or, in cricket, to deliver the ball to the batsman.

1. Play cricket or bowlsB1formalsport

   To throw a ball towards a batsman in cricket or to roll a ball in the game of bowls.

   lancer au cricket ou aux boules

   • He bowled the final over of the match.
   • She bowls for the local cricket club.
   • The player bowled a perfect strike in the game of lawn bowls.

   Synonymesdeliverroll

2. Deliver a ball in bowlingA2informalsport

   To roll a ball down a lane in the sport of ten-pin bowling.

   Lancer la boule au bowling

   • He bowled a strike on his first attempt.
   • She bowled three frames before taking a break.
   • They bowled together every Friday night.

   Synonymesdeliverrollsendthrow

Variantes phrasalbowl over