Ballon has a few definitions:
A balloon is 'un ballon' (masc.) in French.
The french word for basketball is "le ballon-panier."
Mon fils veut un ballon vert! in French is "My son wants a green ballon!" in English.
Un ballon (masuline noun)
The english word 'or' is spelled 'ou' in French.
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"mon fils veut un ballon vert" means 'my son wants a green balloon'note that the French "ballon" takes only one "o"my son wants a green ballon or green
This is the same in French as it is in English.
The English word gold has has the same meaning as the French word or.
The English word for the French word "voyelle" is vowel.
A balloon at a children's party is 'un ballon'. A hot-air balloon is 'une Montgolfiere'.