bobbing

[US]/'bɑb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. o ato de fazer movimentos rápidos para cima e para baixo; polir; balançar
v. causar a movimentar rapidamente para cima e para baixo; aparar; tocar levemente
Word Forms
Gerúndiobobbing
Pluralbobbings

Phrases & Collocations

bobbing for apples

pegar maçãs na bacia

Example Sentences

a cork bobbing on the water.

um rolhão flutuando na água.

The small boat was bobbing on the sea.

O pequeno barco estava a flutuar no mar.

A little bird was bobbing its head up and down.

Um pequeno pássaro estava a balançar a cabeça para cima e para baixo.

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

O pequeno barco estava a flutuar nas águas turbulentas do lago.

I could see his ginger head bobbing about.

Eu conseguia ver sua cabeça ruiva a balançar.

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;

O lugar estava em um estado de quase pandemônio, dezenas de esferas flutuando, iluminadas por intensos flashes de luz explosiva que jorravam de buracos e aberturas no chão;

Real-world Examples

" Hodor, " Hodor replied, bobbing his head.

" Hodor, " Hodor respondeu, balançando a cabeça.

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

What do you call a walrus bobbing in the ocean?

Como você chama uma morsa balançando no oceano?

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

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

Você quis dizer isso quando disse que ela não teria um bob?

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

Peeves estava balançando até a metade, afrouxando o carpete para que as pessoas escorregassem.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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

Mas, em vez de balançar no óleo, vamos fazê-los aqui.

Source: Gourmet Base

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

Eles estão cansados de balançar sem parar em um navio construído para viagens turísticas curtas.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

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

" Odds, bobs, martelo e alicate, eu te ouço" .

Source: Peter Pan

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

Eu sempre respondo com a balançada de cabeça " Estou bem".

Source: Friends Season 2

Bits and bobs means the same as bits and pieces.

Bits and bobs significam a mesma coisa que bits and pieces.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

It's got bits and bobs in it.

Tem bits and bobs dentro.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

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