What does ballot in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word ballot in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ballot in French.

The word ballot in French means bundle, bale, idiot, fool, imbecile, stupid, idiotic, foolish, shame, pity. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ballot

bundle

nom masculin (paquet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle fait un ballot des vêtements qu'elle donnera.
She's making a bundle of the clothes that she will donate.

bale

nom masculin (botte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La machine sort des ballots de paille.
The machine produces bales of hay.

idiot, fool, imbecile

nom masculin (familier (imbécile) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un ballot.
He's an idiot.

stupid, idiotic, foolish

adjectif (familier (stupide, idiot)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il n'était pas là quand on l'a appelé pour gagner 10 000 €: c'est ballot !
He wasn't there when they called him to win €10,000 -- it's stupid!

shame, pity

adjectif (familier (dommage)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Zut, j'ai raté l'appel de ma belle-mère à quelques minutes seulement : c'est ballot !
Shoot, I missed my mother-in-law's call by just a few minutes -- that's a shame!

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