balão — meaning in English

English meaning

• balloon noun A flexible bag that inflates with air or gas, used as a toy, decoration, or for flight.
• retort noun A sharp, witty, or cutting reply, especially one that turns an insult back on the person who made it.

Senses

balão is used for these senses in English:

• balloon An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
• retort (chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
• sky lantern An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
• speech bubble (comics) A rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a comic.

balloon — full definition

1. noun A flexible bag that inflates with air or gas, used as a toy, decoration, or for flight.
2. noun The rounded outline enclosing a character's speech in a comic strip.
3. verb To swell or increase rapidly in size or amount.

retort — full definition

1. noun A sharp, witty, or cutting reply, especially one that turns an insult back on the person who made it.
2. verb To answer sharply or wittily, especially by turning the original remark back on the speaker.
3. noun A long-necked glass flask used in chemistry, or a sealed vessel used in industry for heating materials at high temperatures.

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