A thin, usually spherical or hemispherical film of liquid filled with air or gas: a soap bubble.
Pel. lícula prima, sol ser esfèrica o hemisfèrics de líquid ple d'aire o gas: una bombolla de sabó.
A globular body of air or gas formed within a liquid: air bubbles rising to the surface.
Formar-se un cos globular d'aire o gas dins un líquid: pujada a la superfície de bombolles d'aire.
A pocket formed in a solid by air or gas that is trapped, as during cooling or hardening.
Una butxaca formada en un sòlid per aire o gas que queda atrapat, com durant el refredament o enduriment.
The act or process of forming bubbles.
L'acte o procés de formació de bombolles.
A sound made by or as if by the forming and bursting of bubbles.
Un so fet per o com si fos per la formació i esclat de bombolles.
Something insubstantial, groundless, or ephemeral, especially:
Alguna cosa insubstancial, sense fonament o efímer, especialment:
A fantastic or impracticable idea or belief; an illusion: didn't want to burst the new volunteers' bubble.
Una idea o creença fantàstica o impracticable; una il·lusió: no volia rebentar la nova bombolla de voluntaris.
A speculative scheme that comes to nothing: lost money in the real estate bubble.
Un esquema especulatiu que no arriba a res: perdre diners en la bombolla immobiliària.
Something light or effervescent: "Macon—though terribly distressed—had to fight down a bubble of laughter” ( Anne Tyler).
Una cosa lleugera o efervescent: "Macon, encara que terriblement angoixada, va haver de lluitar contra una bombolla de riure" ( Anne Tyler).
A usually transparent glass or plastic dome.
Una cúpula de vidre o plàstic generalment transparent.
A protective, often isolating envelope or cover: "The Secret Service will talk of tightening protection, but no President wants to live in a bubble” ( Anthony Lewis).
Un sobre o una tapa protectora, sovint aïllant: "El Servei Secret parlarà d'endurir la protecció, però cap president vol viure en una bombolla" (Anthony Lewis).
To form or give off bubbles.
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To move or flow with a gurgling sound: a brook bubbling along its course.
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To rise to or as if to the surface; emerge: "Since then, the revolution has bubbled up again in many forms” ( Jonathan Schell).
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To display irrepressible activity or emotion: bubbling over with excitement.