bubble

bolla

Piccola sacca rotonda di gas in un liquido, oppure racchiusa da una pellicola liquida e capace di fluttuare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: bull

Espressioni comuni: soap bubble, air bubble, blow a bubble

bolla

Piccolo spazio rotondo all’interno di un materiale solido.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a bubble in something (A bubble in the lens distorted the image.)

Sinonimi: cavity, void

Espressioni comuni: bubble in something, glass bubble, trapped bubble

scherzo

Riferimento a uno scherzo, soprattutto in domande che suggeriscono che qualcuno scherzi o dica qualcosa di assurdo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: laugh

Espressioni comuni: have a bubble, having a bubble

gorgogliare

Formare bolle di gas, oppure muoversi come un liquido attraversato da gas.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fizz

Espressioni comuni: bubble gently, bubble away, bubble up, bubble on something

ribollire, affiorare

Crescere intensamente dentro qualcuno o qualcosa, spesso fino a diventare evidente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: well up, stir

Espressioni comuni: bubble up, bubble with excitement, bubble beneath something