saisir la balle au bond
French, verb/sɛ.ziʁ la bal o bɔ̃/
saisir la balle au bond is spelled S-A-I-S-I-R-L-A-B-A-L-L-E-A-U-B-O-N-D (19 letters). Saisir la balle au bond is a French verb meaning “to seize the opportunity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Saisir vivement et à propos une occasion favorable”.
What does saisir la balle au bond mean in English?
verb
- 1
to seize the opportunity
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Saisir vivement et à propos une occasion favorable.
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 saisir la balle au bond
- saisir au bond
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saisir la balle au bond?
- /sɛ.ziʁ la bal o bɔ̃/
- /se.ziʁ la bal o bɔ̃/
- \se.ziʁ la ba.l‿o bɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.