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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesboule noire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bool nwar
"Il a raté son coup sur la boule noire."
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A black billiard ball bearing the number 8, which must be potted last in certain pool games to win.
"He carefully lined up his cue ball to sink the eight-ball into the corner pocket." - 2
A spherical novelty toy containing a floating die with answers, shaken to provide random advice or predictions.
"She asked the magic eight-ball if she would pass the exam, and it answered 'Outlook good'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the solid black billiard ball numbered 8 used in pool games, dating back to the late 19th century. The term expanded in the mid-20th century to refer to a popular fortune-telling toy (Magic 8-Ball) and later acquired slang meanings including a measure of illicit drugs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eight-ball" is said worldwide
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boule noire
Transliteration: bool nwar
"Il a raté son coup sur la boule noire."
Schwarze Acht
Transliteration: ʃvaʁtsə axt
"Er hat die schwarze Acht versenkt."
palla otto
Transliteration: palla otto
"Ha dovuto imbucare la palla otto per vincere la partita."
bola ocho
Transliteration: bola ocho
"Golpeó la bola ocho directamente hacia la tronera."
bola oito
Transliteration: bola oito
"Ele encaçapou a bola oito e venceu a partida."
आठ नंबर गेंद
Transliteration: aath nambar gend
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने पूल गेम में आठ नंबर गेंद को पोट किया।"
八号球
Transliteration: bā hào qiú
Script: 中文汉字
"他把八号球击入了底袋。"
에잇볼
Transliteration: eit-bol
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 마지막으로 에잇볼을 포켓에 넣었다."
エイトボール
Transliteration: eitobōru
Script: 日本語
"彼はゲームに勝つためにエイトボールをポケットに入れた。"
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