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La bille bleue va rebondir contre la bande.

La bille bleue va rebondir contre la bande.
The blue billiard ball is going to bounce against the cushion.
From Lesson 353:Indefinite adjectives of intensity (tel / telle)·French

Questions & Answers about La bille bleue va rebondir contre la bande.

Why is the word bille used here for ball instead of balle or ballon?
French uses different words for balls depending on the sport or material. A ballon is a large inflated ball (like a soccer ball). A balle is a small, usually bouncy ball (like a tennis ball). A bille refers to a small, hard, solid ball, such as a billiard ball or a children's marble.
Why do we use contre here instead of sur for the bounce?
You will often see the phrase rebondir sur when something bounces off a horizontal surface, like the floor. Here, contre (against) is used because the billiard ball is striking a vertical surface (the cushion of the table) and rebounding off it.
How is the word bande used outside of billiards?
In billiards, la bande refers to the cushion around the table. Outside of this, it generally means a strip or band, such as a strip of cloth or tape. You likely know it from bande dessinée (comic strip), and it can also refer to a gang or a group of people.

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