Also means
bullet
Usage Note
Balle covers both a small ball used in sports like tennis or golf and a bullet fired from a gun. In informal speech it can also mean a franc or euro (one unit of currency). Context almost always makes the meaning clear: une balle de tennis vs une balle de pistolet.
Examples
"Elle a renvoyé la balle avec force."
Natural Translation
She returned the ball with force.
Literal Translation
She has returned the ball with force

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