but-sur-balles
French, noun/byt.syʁ.bal/
but-sur-balles is spelled B-U-T-S-U-R-B-A-L-L-E-S (12 letters). But-sur-balles is a French masculine noun meaning “a walk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Instance quand le lanceur effectue quatre lancers jugés hors de la zone de prises (quatre balles), ce qui…”.
What does but-sur-balles mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea walk
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instance quand le lanceur effectue quatre lancers jugés hors de la zone de prises (quatre balles), ce qui signifie que le frappeur peut alors avancer sur le premier but.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of but-sur-balles
- buts sur balles plural
- base sur balles
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce but-sur-balles?
- /byt.syʁ.bal/
- \byt syʁ bal\
- \by syʁ bal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.