bubble

burbuja

Pequeña bolsa redonda de gas dentro de un líquido, o rodeada de una película líquida y capaz de flotar.

En inglés sencillo: A small round pocket of air or gas in liquid, sometimes floating with a thin liquid covering.

• A bubble floated past me.
• The children blew bubbles in the garden.
• Tiny bubbles rose to the surface of the water.

Sinónimos: bull

Expresiones frecuentes: soap bubble, air bubble, blow a bubble

burbuja

Pequeño espacio redondo dentro de un material sólido.

En inglés sencillo: A small round space inside a solid material.

• There is a bubble in the glass.
• Air bubbles weakened the plastic part.
• The jeweller spotted tiny bubbles inside the stone.

Cómo se usa: a bubble in something (A bubble in the lens distorted the image.)

Sinónimos: cavity, void

Expresiones frecuentes: bubble in something, glass bubble, trapped bubble

broma

Alusión a una broma, especialmente en preguntas que sugieren que alguien bromea o dice algo absurdo.

En inglés sencillo: A laugh, especially in a question suggesting that someone is joking or being unreasonable.

• Are you having a bubble?
• You must be having a bubble if you expect me to pay that.
• He asked if she was having a bubble when she named her price.

Sinónimos: laugh

Expresiones frecuentes: have a bubble, having a bubble

burbujear

Formar burbujas de gas o moverse un líquido al pasar gas por él.

En inglés sencillo: To form small pockets of gas, or make a liquid rise and move as gas passes through it.

• The water began to bubble.
• Soup bubbled gently on the stove.
• Gas bubbles up through the warm liquid.

Sinónimos: fizz

Expresiones frecuentes: bubble gently, bubble away, bubble up, bubble on something

bullir, surgir

Desarrollarse con fuerza una emoción o situación hasta empezar a manifestarse.

En inglés sencillo: To develop strongly inside someone or something, often becoming noticeable.

• Excitement began to bubble inside her.
• Old resentment bubbled up during the argument.
• New ideas were bubbling beneath the surface.

Cómo se usa: bubble up (Anger bubbled up as he read the letter.); bubble with something (The children were bubbling with excitement.)

Sinónimos: well up, stir

Expresiones frecuentes: bubble up, bubble with excitement, bubble beneath something