bale

n.
A large package of raw or finished material tightly bound with twine or wire and often wrapped: a bale of hay.

tr.v., baled, bal·ing, bales.
To wrap in a bale or in bales: a machine that bales cotton.

[Middle English, from Old French.]

baler bal'er n.

bale² (bāl)
n.

1. Evil: "Tidings of bale she brought" (William Cullen Bryant).
2. Mental suffering; anguish: "Relieve my spirit from the bale that bows it down" (Benjamin Disraeli).

[Middle English, from Old English bealu.]

Type of tomb found in the Cotswolds in England, essentially an altar-tomb supporting a stone half-cylinder resembling a woollen bale.

1. a package of wool in a wool pack weighing 150–250 lb depending largely on whether it is greasy or scoured.
2. a compressed bundle of hay, either about 100 lb tied with wire or twine, or large, round, untied bales, as big as a small hay stack and referred to as ‘big bales’.

IN BRIEF: A large bundle of things tied tightly together.

They need one bale of hay to put on the floor of the barn.

Tutor's tip: You can post "bail" (security given to ensure one's court appearance), you can "bail" (empty water from a boat), or you can store a "bale" (large tightly wrapped package).

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kaution, kautionssum
v. tr. - stille sikkerhed for, stille kaution for

idioms:

• bale out    springe ud med faldskærm, springe fra noget

2.
n. - overligger, gærdeoverligger

3.
n. - øse
v. tr. - stille sikkerhed for, redde sit skind

Nederlands (Dutch)
baal, ellende, in balen verpakken

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Comm) balle, ballot (de marchandises), paquet, colis
v. tr. - emballoter, emballer, paqueter (des marchandises), mettre (qch) en balles (du foin, du coton)

idioms:

• bale out    (Naut) écoper, vider, (Aviat) sauter en parachute, renflouer, tirer d'affaire, (Jur) se porter garant ou caution pour (qn)

2.
n. - mal, angoisse, souffrance (morale)

3.
n. - (Jur) caution, cautionnement, garant
v. tr. - (Jur) accorder la liberté provisoire à (qn) sous caution, se porter caution pour (qn)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Ballen
v. - bündeln

idioms:

• bale out    ausschöpfen

2.
n. - Unheil, Elend, Qual

3.
n. - Schöpfeimer
v. - schöpfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπάλα, δέμα, συμφορά, θανατικό
v. - συσκευάζω σε μπάλες, πέφτω με αλεξίπτωτο

idioms:

• bale out    πέφτω με αλεξίπτωτο

Italiano (Italian)
sacco, disgrazia, balla

idioms:

• bale out    salvare, tirare fuori dai guai

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fardo (m), desgraça (f)
v. - enfardar, baldear

idioms:

• bale out    pular de pára-quedas, baldear

Русский (Russian)
кипа, тюк, вред, несчастье

idioms:

• bale out    внести залог за кого-либо, выручить

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - bala, fardo, atado
v. tr. - enfardar, atar

2.
n. - mal, desgracia, dolor

3.
n. - acción de achicar (agua de un barco)
v. tr. - achicar (agua de un barco)

idioms:

• bale out    saltar en paracaídas a causa de una emergencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bal, packe, hinder
v. - ösa (båt), packa i balar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 大包, 大捆

2. 一大包的量

3. 打包, 包装, 捆包

idioms:

• bale out    用降落伞降落

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 一大包的量

2.
n. - 大包, 大捆
v. tr. - 把...打成大包;把...扎成大捆

3.
v. tr. - 打包, 包裝, 捆包

idioms:

• bale out    用降落傘降落

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 화물, 곤포
v. tr. - ~을 곤포로 포장하다, 꾸리다

idioms:

• bale out    비행기에서 낙하산으로 내리다

2.
n. - 재앙, 슬픔

3.
n. - 고인 물을 퍼내는 그릇
v. tr. - ~을 퍼내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 梱, 包み, 俵
v. - 包みにする, 梱包する

idioms:

• bale out    梱包をとく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) باله (فعل) يقفز بالمظله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבילה, צרור‬
v. tr. - ‮ארז, צרר‬
n. - ‮רוע, סבל נפשי, ייסורים‬
n. - ‮דליית מים מתוך-‬
v. tr. - ‮דלה מים מתוך-‬

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