bobbings

[US]/'bɑb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. l'atto di fare movimenti rapidi su e giù; lucidare; oscillare
v. far muovere rapidamente su e giù; rifilare; toccare leggermente

Phrases & Collocations

bobbing for apples

pescare le mele

Example Sentences

a cork bobbing on the water.

un tappo che galleggiava sull'acqua.

The small boat was bobbing on the sea.

La piccola barca oscillava sull'onda del mare.

A little bird was bobbing its head up and down.

Un piccolo uccello annuiva su e giù.

The small boat was bobbing on the rough water of the lake.

La piccola barca oscillava sulle acque agitate del lago.

I could see his ginger head bobbing about.

Potevo vedere la sua testa rossa che si muoveva su e giù.

The place was in a state of near pandemonium, dozens of orbs bobbing along, underlit by intense flashes of explosive light that was pouring out from holes and shafts in the floor;

Il posto era in uno stato di quasi pandemonio, dozzine di sfere che fluttuavano, illuminate da intense esplosioni di luce che fuoriuscivano da buchi e condotti nel pavimento;

Real-world Examples

" Hodor, " Hodor replied, bobbing his head.

"Hodor," Hodor rispose, annuendo con la testa.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

What do you call a walrus bobbing in the ocean?

Come si chiama una foca che fa il bob nell'oceano?

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Did you mean it when you said she wouldn't have a bob?

Intendevi dire che non avrebbe un bob?

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Peeves was bobbing halfway up, loosening the carpet so that people would trip.

Peeves stava facendo il bob a metà, allentando la moquette in modo che le persone inciampassero.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

But rather than bobbing around in oil we're gonna do them here.

Ma invece di fare il bob nell'olio, le faremo qui.

Source: Gourmet Base

They are tired of endlessly bobbing around on a vessel built for short tourist trips.

Sono stanchi di fare il bob senza sosta su un'imbarcazione costruita per brevi gite turistiche.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

" Odds, bobs, hammer and tongs, I hear you" .

" Odds, bobs, a martellate, ti sento" .

Source: Peter Pan

I always answer with the " I'm OK" head bob.

Rispondo sempre con un cenno di approvazione con la testa, tipo "Sto bene".

Source: Friends Season 2

Bits and bobs means the same as bits and pieces.

Bits and bobs significa la stessa cosa di bits and pieces.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

It's got bits and bobs in it.

Ci sono un sacco di bits and bobs dentro.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

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