No. 3,982 in French
boules
"Boules" refers to a French ball game, similar to bocce.
In a sentence
J'ai mangé des boules de glace au chocolat.
I ate some chocolate ice cream scoops.
Here, 'boules' refers to spherical scoops of ice cream, showing its usage in culinary contexts for round items.
Lors de la compétition, ils ont lancé les boules dans un jeu de pétanque.
During the competition, they threw the balls in a petanque game.
In this sentence, 'boules' refers to the small hard balls used in the outdoor game pétanque, showing an application in sports and games.
Décorons le sapin avec des boules colorées.
Let's decorate the Christmas tree with colorful ornaments.
Here, 'boules' refers to spherical ornaments typically used for decorating Christmas trees, illustrating its use in describing decorative objects.
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