bobbings

[US]/'bɑb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. handlingen av å gjøre raske opp-og-nedbevegelser; polering; svinging
v. å få noe til å bevege seg raskt opp og ned; å snike; å klokke lett

Phrases & Collocations

bobbing for apples

å bobbe for epler

Example Sentences

a cork bobbing on the water.

en kork som boblet på vannet.

The small boat was bobbing on the sea.

Den lille båten boblet på havet.

A little bird was bobbing its head up and down.

En liten fugl boblet hodet opp og ned.

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

Den lille båten boblet på det nakne vannet i elven.

I could see his ginger head bobbing about.

Jeg kunne se hans røde hode boble rundt.

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;

Stedet var i en tilnærmet pandemone, dusinvis av kuler boblet langs, underlyst av intense flammer av eksplosiv lys som ble sluppet ut fra hull og skorsteiner i gulvet;

Real-world Examples

" Hodor, " Hodor replied, bobbing his head.

" Hodor, " svarte Hodor, og nikket med hodet.

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

What do you call a walrus bobbing in the ocean?

Hva kaller man en hvalross som nikker i havet?

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

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

Måtte du det når du sa at hun ikke ville ha en frisyr?

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

Peeves nikket halvveis oppover, og løsnet mattene slik at folk ville stumpe.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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

Men i stedet for å nikke rundt i olje skal vi gjøre det her.

Source: Gourmet Base

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

De er trøtte av å nikke rundt i det uendelige på et skip som er bygget for korte turistreiser.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

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

" Odds, bobs, hammer and tongs, jeg hører deg" .

Source: Peter Pan

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

Jeg svarer alltid med "Jeg er OK"-nikket.

Source: Friends Season 2

Bits and bobs means the same as bits and pieces.

Bits and bobs betyr det samme som bits and pieces.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

It's got bits and bobs in it.

Det har bits and bobs i seg.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

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