No. 7,115 in Dutch
ballen
The Dutch word "ballen" can mean "balls" (plural of "bal") or "to clench" (as in forming a fist).
In a sentence
Hij heeft de ballen niet om de waarheid te vertellen.
He doesn't have the guts to tell the truth.
Here, 'ballen' is used idiomatically to mean 'courage'.
De ballen rolden snel over het gras.
The balls rolled quickly over the grass.
In this sentence, 'ballen' refers to physical spherical objects, such as sports balls.
We gingen ballen bij het sportveld.
We went playing ball games at the sports field.
Here, 'ballen' is used as a verb meaning 'to play ball games' or 'to play sports involving balls'.
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