Usage Note
Baseball is used in French without translation — it is a direct anglicism. As a masculine noun: un match de baseball. It is a minor sport in France. The related terms batte (bat) and base are used in French when discussing the sport.
Examples
"Il joue au baseball depuis l'âge de dix ans."
Natural Translation
He has been playing baseball since age ten.
Literal Translation
He plays baseball since the age of ten years.
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