"ball and chain" in German ball and chain Sträflingskugel Gefangenenkugel Kugel- und Kettenfessel Kettelfessel mit Kugel Last Detailed translations for "ball and chain" ball and chain 1. history ball and chain die Sträflingskugel{feminine} ball and chain die Gefangenenkugel{feminine} 2. other ball and chain die Kugel- und Kettenfessel{feminine} ball and chain Kettelfessel mit Kugel 3. figurative ball and chain(also: burden, strain, load, loading) die Last{feminine} You`ve been nothing but a ball and chain of heartache and hurt hanging around my neck for too many Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Last gefallen ist.