hair ball

• Petite masse de poils qui s'accumule dans l'estomac d'un animal, notamment d'un chat, et qui est souvent régurgitée. S'emploie aussi familièrement pour désigner quelque chose de désagréable ou d'embrouillé.

A small mass of hair that accumulates in the stomach of an animal, especially a cat, and is often vomited up. Also used informally to describe something unpleasant or messy.

1. Feline hairballA2informal

   A mass of fur that accumulates in the stomach of a cat or other animal and is often coughed up.

   Boule de poils

   • My cat coughed up a hairball on the carpet.
   • Hairballs are common in long-haired cats.
   • The vet gave us special food to reduce hairballs.

2. Slang for a messy situationC1slangamerican

   A slang term used to describe a confusing, tangled, or unpleasant situation.

   Situation embrouillée

   • The project turned into a real hairball after the budget cuts.
   • Trying to fix this code is a complete hairball.
   • The negotiations became a hairball of conflicting demands.