bubble

bubble

a round body of gas contained in a liquid; a dome or domelike structure; a temporary change: a real estate bubble

Not to be confused with:

bauble – a showy ornament; trinket, gewgaw

bobble – a repeated, jerky movement; a fumbling of a baseball; an error; mistake

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bubble

a booming economy that could end in a sudden collapse

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bub·ble

 (bŭb′əl)

n.

1.

a. A thin, usually spherical or hemispherical film of liquid filled with air or gas: a soap bubble.

b. A globular body of air or gas formed within a liquid: air bubbles rising to the surface.

c. A pocket formed in a solid by air or gas that is trapped, as during cooling or hardening.

2. The sound made by the forming and bursting of bubbles.

3. Something insubstantial, groundless, or ephemeral, especially a fantastic or impracticable idea or belief: didn't want to burst the new volunteers' bubble.

4. Something light or effervescent: "Macon—though terribly distressed—had to fight down a bubble of laughter" (Anne Tyler).

5.

a. A usually transparent glass or plastic dome.

b. 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).

6.

a. A usually oval outline, as on a ballot or a standardized test form, intended to be filled in using a pencil or pen.

b. A rounded or irregularly shaped outline, as in a cartoon or other drawing, containing a character's speech or thoughts, as represented by words or pictures.

7. Economics An increase in the price of a commodity, investment, or market that is not warranted by economic fundamentals and is usually caused by ongoing investment or speculation in the expectation that the price will increase further.

intr.v. bub·bled, bub·bling, bub·bles

1. To form or give off bubbles: soup bubbling on the stove.

2. To move or flow with a gurgling sound: a brook bubbling along its course.

3.

a. To rise to the surface: gas bubbled up through the swamp water.

b. To become active or intense enough to come into prominence: "Since then, the revolution has bubbled up again in many forms" (Jonathan Schell).

4. To display irrepressible activity or emotion: The kids were bubbling over with excitement.

adj.

Capable of being categorized in one class or another; borderline: coaches evaluating bubble players to see which ones might play at a higher level.

Idiom:

on the bubble

On the brink of a new development or condition, especially in danger of being cut from a sports team: "These are the players on the bubble, the ones who are not sure if they have made the team" (Jason Diamos).

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[From Middle English bubelen, to bubble.]

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bubble

(ˈbʌbəl)

n

1. a thin film of liquid forming a hollow globule around air or a gas: a soap bubble.

2. a small globule of air or a gas in a liquid or a solid, as in carbonated drinks, glass, etc

3. the sound made by a bubbling liquid

4. something lacking substance, stability, or seriousness

5. an unreliable scheme or enterprise

6. (Architecture) a dome, esp a transparent glass or plastic one

vb

7. to form or cause to form bubbles

8. (intr) to move or flow with a gurgling sound

9. (often foll by: over) to overflow (with excitement, anger, etc)

10. (intr) Scot to snivel; blubber

[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish bubbla, Danish boble, Dutch bobbel, all of imitative origin]

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bub•ble

(ˈbʌb əl)

n., v. -bled, -bling. n.

1. a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.

2. a small globule of gas in a thin liquid envelope.

3. a globule of air or gas, or a globular vacuum, contained in a solid.

4. magnetic bubble.

5. anything that lacks firmness, substance, or permanence; delusion.

6. an inflated speculation, esp. if fraudulent: a real-estate bubble.

7. the act or sound of bubbling.

8. a spherical or nearly spherical canopy or shelter; dome.

v.i.

9. to form, produce, or release bubbles; effervesce.

10. to flow or spout with a gurgling noise; gurgle.

11. to boil.

12. to issue forth in a lively, sparkling manner: The play bubbled with fun.

13. to seethe or stir, as with excitement: My mind bubbles with plans.

v.t.

14. to cause to bubble; make bubbles in.

15. bubble over, to overflow with liveliness or zest.

[1350–1400; Middle English bobel]

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bubble

Past participle: bubbled
Gerund: bubbling

Imperative

bubble

bubble

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bubble

A situation in which a particular investment or class of investments is producing such good returns that they attract an increasing amount of investment until prices are far higher than can be justified by a rational analysis of likely future returns from those investments.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bubble - a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) air bubble - a bubble of air foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam" globule - a small globe or ball soap bubble - a bubble formed by a thin soap film
	2.	bubble - a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" house of cards scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action
	3.	bubble - an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble" fancy, phantasy, illusion, fantasy - something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
	4.	bubble - a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
Verb	1.	bubble - form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling" emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors) effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" bubble over, spill over, overflow - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
	2.	bubble - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple, babble sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
	3.	bubble - rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles; "bubble to the surface" go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
	4.	bubble - cause to form bubbles; "bubble gas through a liquid" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	5.	bubble - expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" belch, burp, eruct emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors)

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bubble

noun

1. air ball, drop, bead, blister, blob, droplet, globule, vesicle, air pocket, air cavity a bubble of gas trapped under the surface

plural noun

1. foam, fizz, froth, lather, suds, spume, effervescence, head With bubbles and boats, children love bathtime.

verb

1. boil, simmer, seethe Heat the seasoned stock until it is bubbling.

2. foam, fizz, froth, churn, agitate, percolate, effervesce The fermenting wine has bubbled up and over the top.

3. gurgle, splash, murmur, trickle, ripple, babble, trill, burble, lap, purl, plash He looked at the stream bubbling through the trees nearby.

bubble over brim over, burst, be filled, well over, overflow, gush, spill over He was quite tireless, bubbling over with vitality.

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bubble

noun

A fantastic, impracticable plan or desire:

castle in the air, chimera, dream, fantasy, illusion, pipe dream, rainbow.

verb

1. To form or cause to form foam:

cream, effervesce, fizz, foam, froth, lather, spume, suds, yeast.

2. To flow or move with a low slapping sound:

burble, gurgle, lap, splash, swash, wash.

3. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil:

boil, burn, churn, ferment, seethe, simmer, smolder.

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Translations

فُقّاعَةفُقّاعَهيُبَقْبِقُ،يُخْرِجُ فَقاقيع

bublinašumětbublat

boblebruse

BlaseblubbernLuftblasesprudeln

φυσαλίδαφυσαλλίδα

burbujaburbujearpompa

kuplakupliaporeilla

bullepétillertrouvésiculevessie

בועה

mjehurić

buborékbuborékolbugyborékol

freyîaloftbóla

bollabolla di saponebollirechampagneeffervescente

泡

거품부글거리다

bulla

burbuliukasburbuliuotikunkuliuotisu burbuliukais

burbuļiburbulisburbuļotputot

bubbel

boble

bańka

bolhaborbulhar

пузырьпузырекпузырёк

kipetimehurček

bubblasåpbubblor

ฟอง

kabarcıkköpürmek

bong bóng

气泡泡沫起泡

bubble

[ˈbʌbl]

A. N (in liquid) → burbuja f; (in paint) → ampolla f; (= soap bubble) → pompa f; (in cartoon) → bocadillo m, globo m
to blow bubbles (with soap) → hacer pompas; (with bubble gum) → hacer globos
the bubble burst (fig) → se deshizo la burbuja

B. VI [champagne, bath water] → burbujear; (= bubble forth) → borbotar

C. CPD bubble and squeak N (Brit) (Culin) carne picada frita con patatas y col
bubble bath N → gel m de baño
bubble car N → coche-cabina m, huevo m
bubble gum N → chicle m (de globo)
bubble memory N → memoria f de burbuja
bubble pack N → envasado m en lámina
bubble wrap N → envoltorio m de plástico con burbujas

bubble over VI + ADV [boiling liquid] → derramarse (fig) (with happiness etc) → rebosar (with de)

bubble up VI + ADV [liquid] → burbujear, borbotear

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bubble

[ˈbʌb^əl]

n → bulle f

vi

(= form bubbles) → bouillonner, faire des bulles

(= sparkle) [person] → pétiller
to be bubbling with ideas → être débordant d'idées
to bubble over with sth → déborder de qchbubble and squeak n plat à base de purée de pommes de terre et de chouxbubble bath n → bain m moussantbubble gum n → bubblegum mbubblejet printer [ˈbʌb^əldʒɛt] n → imprimante f à bulle, imprimante f à jet d'encrebubble memory n → mémoire f à bulles

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bubble

n → Blase f; (on plane etc) → (Glas)kuppel f; to blow bubbles → Blasen machen; to burst somebody’s bubble (fig) → jdn auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückbringen; the bubble has burst (fig) → alles ist wie eine Seifenblase zerplatzt

vi

(liquid) → sprudeln; (heated also) → strudeln; (wine) → perlen; (gas) → Blasen/Bläschen machen or bilden

(= make bubbling noise) → blubbern (inf); (cooking liquid, geyser etc) → brodeln; (stream) → plätschern

(fig) to bubble with excitement/enthusiasm/confidence → fast platzen vor Aufregung/Begeisterung/Selbstvertrauen

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bubble

:

bubble and squeak

n (Brit) zusammen gebratene Fleischreste und Gemüse

bubble bath

n → Schaumbad nt

bubble car

n (Brit, opening at the top) → Kabinenroller m; (opening at the front) → Isetta® f

bubble chamber

n → Blasenkammer f

bubble gum

n → Bubblegum m

bubblehead

n (esp US pej inf) → Schwachkopf m (inf)

bubble-jet printer

n (Comput) → Bubblejet-Drucker m

bubble memory

n (Comput) → Blasenspeicher m

bubble pack

n → (Klar)sichtpackung f

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bubble

[ˈbʌbl]

1. n → bolla; (smaller) → bollicina
soap bubble → bolla di sapone

2. vi → ribollire, fare bollicine; (champagne) → spumeggiare

bubble over vi + adv → traboccare
to bubble over (with) (fig) → scoppiare (di or da), traboccare (di)

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bubble

(ˈbabl) noun

a floating ball of air or gas. bubbles in lemonade. blasie, bobbel فُقّاعَه мехур bolha bublina die Blase boble φυσαλίδαburbuja mull حباب kupla bulleבועה बुलबुला mjehurić buborék gelembung bolla 泡 거품 burbuliukas burbulis buih luchtbelboblebańka, pęcherzyk پوکاڼه bolha bulă пузырёк bublina mehurček mehurić bubbla ฟอง kabarcık 氣泡 бульбашка; пузир بلبلہ ، حباب bong bóng 气泡

verb

to form or rise in bubbles. The champagne bubbled in the glass. borrel يُبَقْبِقُ،يُخْرِجُ فَقاقيع пускам/правя мехури fazer bolhas bublat, šumět sprudeln boble; bruse αφρίζωburbujear kihisema ایجاد حباب کردن؛ کف کردن kuplia pétiller לְבַעב��ֵע खदबदाना, बुलबुले उठना ključati bu(gy)borékol membuat gelembung formare bolle, frizzare 泡だつ 거품을 일게 하다 burbuliuoti burbuļot; putot berbuih bruisenboble musować د پوکاڼی منځته راوړل fazer bolhas a face bule пузыриться šumieť peniti se penušati bubbla ผุดเป็นฟอง köpürmek 起泡 братися бульбашками بلبلے اٹھنا ، اٹھانا nổi bong bóng 起泡

ˈbubbly adjective

having bubbles. borrelende ذو فَقاقيع пълен с мехурчета/шупли espumoso bublinkový, šumivý sprudelnd boble- αφρώδηςburbujeante, espumoso kihisev پرحباب؛ گازدار kupliva pétillantתוסס बुलबुलेदार pun mjehurićs pezsgő bergelembung pieno di bolle, frizzante 泡の多い 거품이 많은 su burbuliukais putojošs berbuih-buih bruisend full av bobler musujący ګاز لرونکی ، د حباب نه ډک espumoso cu bule, care face bule пузырчатый šumivý mehurčkast penušav bubblig เป็นฟอง köpüklü; kabarcıklı 有泡的 іскристий بلبلوں والا có bong bóng 有泡的

bubble over

to be full (with happiness etc). bubbling over with excitement. oorborrel يَطْفَحُ преливам от transbordar překypovat übersprudeln boble over ξεχειλίζω rebosar de pulbitsema سرشار بودن pursuta déborder de לִשְפּוֹע בְּ- खूशी से भरपूर prštati túlárad penuh kebahagiaan traboccare あふれる 흥분을 억제하지 못하다 kunkuliuoti kūsāt; mutuļot penuh dengan overlopen vanvære jublende gladkipieć بی پروا اوسیدل transbordar a deborda de бить ключом prekypovať prekipevati kipteti bubbla över (ความรู้สึก) ท่วมท้น içi içine sığmamak 充滿(幸福等) бити ключем آپے سے باہر mừng quýnh lên 抑制不住（内心的喜悦等）

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bubble

→ فُقّاعَة bublina boble Blase φυσαλλίδα burbuja kupla bulle mjehurić bolla 泡 거품 bubbel boble bańka bolha пузырек bubbla ฟอง kabarcık bong bóng 泡沫

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bubble

n. burbuja, ampolla;

to ___ over with joy → rebozar de gozo.

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bubble

n burbuja

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