топче нафталин noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
консервирам verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)
прибирам verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Cebuano

1 entries

naptalina noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Chinese

2 entries

樟腦丸 /樟脑丸 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
臭丸 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

樟腦丸 /樟脑丸 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
衛生球 /卫生球 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

樟腦丸 /樟脑丸 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
臭球 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
臭球兒 /臭球儿 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
衛生丸子 /卫生丸子 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Czech

1 entries

naftalín noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Danish

1 entries

mølkugle noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Dutch

3 entries

mottenbal noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
mottenbal noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
in de mottenballen leggen verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Erzya

1 entries

киньгуловтома noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Faroese

1 entries

mølkúla noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Finnish

4 entries

koinmyrkky noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
koipallo noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
hyllyttää verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)
suojata koipalloilla verb (to store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs)

French

1 entries

boule de naphtaline noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

German

2 entries

Mottenkugel noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
einmotten verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Greek

1 entries

ναφθαλίνη noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Hungarian

4 entries

molyirtó noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
elhalaszt verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)
elnapol verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)
félretesz verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Icelandic

1 entries

mölkúla noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Italian

2 entries

naftalina noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
pallina tarmicida noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Japanese

1 entries

〜を使わずにとっておく verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Korean

1 entries

좀약 noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Mattekugel noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

møllkule noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
legge på is verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Portuguese

2 entries

naftalina noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
engavetar verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Romanian

1 entries

naftalină noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Russian

2 entries

нафтали́новый ша́рик noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
законсервировать verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Slovak

1 entries

naftalín noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Spanish

2 entries

bola de alcanfor noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
bola de naftalina noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Swedish

4 entries

malkula noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
förpuppa verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)
lägga i malpåse verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)
lägga på hyllan verb (to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Tamil

1 entries

அந்துருண்டை noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Thai

1 entries

ลูกเหม็น noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Turkish

2 entries

güve ilacı noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
naftalin noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Vietnamese

2 entries

băng phiến noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)
long não noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Welsh

1 entries

pêl gamffor noun (small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There were two carloads of equipments. Upon their return to the armory the blankets were shook and repacked with mothballs; […]

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Me and Solly, as I now called him, prepared to shake off our moth-balls and wing our way against the arc-lights of the joyous and tuneful East.

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The church interior was as comfortable as Sunday-morning toast and marmalade— […] gorgeous stained-glass windows, and a general polite creaking of ladies' best stays and gentlemen's stiff shirt-bosoms, and an odor of the best cologne and moth-balls.

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Mr. President, I have supported the draft and shall do so as long as it is necessary. But I believe that when a draftee has served his 2 years and is released for normal civilian life, he should be free to place his uniform in mothballs until the Nation's safety requires his return to active duty.

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