noun · uncountable · rare

bale

тюк

кипа, тюк

Ballen

Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or deathEvil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.

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/beɪl/

» All the bales are almost loaded.

Fast alle Ballen sind aufgeladen.

Meaning

11 senses

(uncountable)Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
(uncountable)Suffering, woe, torment.
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
Ballen
тюкtjuk, ки́паkípa
тюкtjuk
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.
A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
A block of compressed cannabis.
(collective)A group of turtles.
(obsolete)A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
(archaic)A funeral pyre.
(archaic)A beacon-fire.

Examples

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All the bales are almost loaded.
deFast alle Ballen sind aufgeladen.
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Tom spent all day baling the hay.
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Bring that bale of hay over here.
deBring den Heuballen her!
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There are over 30 bales of hay in the barn.
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How many bales of hay can your truck carry?
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

rounded bundle of goods:

Русский

By meaning 1

rounded bundle of goods:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

rounded bundle of goods:

Origin

From Middle English bale (“evil”), from Old English bealu, from Proto-West Germanic *balu,

From Middle English bale (“evil”), from Old English bealu, from Proto-West Germanic *balu, from Proto-Germanic *balwą.

From Middle English bale (“pyre, funeral pyre”), from Old English bǣl (“pyre, funeral pyre”), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą (“pyre”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine; gleam; sparkle”). Cognate with Old Norse bál (which may have been the direct source for the English word).

From Middle English bale (“bale”), from Old French bale and Medieval Latin bala, of Germanic origin. Doublet of ball.

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