Balón de Oro
/balon de oɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ballon d'or" is translated into Spanish as Balón de Oro.
Balón de Oro refers to the annual award given to the best professional football player in the world.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'Golden Ball', where balón means ball and oro means gold.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the phrase is treated as a masculine noun phrase and is preceded by the masculine article el, as in el Balón de Oro.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word balón was formed by adding the augmentative suffix -ón to the root word bala.
- In Spanish, balón is reserved for large inflated balls used in sports, whereas pelota is used for smaller balls like those in tennis.
- While 'ballon d'or' is a French name, the Spanish spelling of the first word, balón, uses an accent on the 'o' to indicate that the stress falls on the final syllable.
Examples in context
- Lionel Messi ganó el Balón de Oro este año.Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or this year.
- La entrega del Balón Dorado será transmitida en vivo.The presentation of the Golden Ball will be broadcast live.
- Él ganó el Balón de Oro este año.He won the Balón de Oro this year.
- El Balón de Oro es un premio muy importante.The Balón de Oro is a very important award.
- ¿Quién será el próximo ganador del Balón de Oro?Who will be the next Balón de Oro winner?
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing football news at a cafe.
- AlejandroSofía, ¿viste quién ganó el Balón de Oro?Sofía, did you see who won the Balón de Oro?
- SofíaSí, fue una sorpresa total.Yes, it was a total surprise.
- AlejandroÉl se lo merece por su gran temporada.He deserves it for his great season.
- SofíaTienes mucha razón, Alejandro.You are very right, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries balón, de, oro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
