ouvrir le bal
French, verb/u.vʁiʁ lə bal/
ouvrir le bal is spelled O-U-V-R-I-R-L-E-B-A-L (11 letters). Ouvrir le bal is a French verb meaning “open the ball (to begin operations; to set things in motion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Être le premier à danser, dans un bal”.
What does ouvrir le bal mean in English?
verb
- 1
open the ball (to begin operations; to set things in motion)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Être le premier à danser, dans un bal. 2. Commencer le premier ; débuter avant tous les autres.
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.
How do you pronounce ouvrir le bal?
- /u.vʁiʁ lə bal/
- \u.vʁiʁ lə bal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.