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bobpast tense, past participle - bobbed; verb(to move (up and down): The cork was bobbing about in the water.) fluctuartr[bɒb]1 (diminutive of Robert) Roberto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLBob's your uncle! ¡y listo!■ put it in the pan, boil for five minutes and Bob's your uncle! lo viertes en el cazo, lo hierves durante cinco minutos, ¡y listo!1) : balancearse, mecerseto bob up and down: subir y bajarbob vt1) : inclinar (la cabeza o el cuerpo)2) cut: cortar, recortarshe bobbed her hair: se cortó el pelobob n1) : inclinación f (de la cabeza, del cuerpo), sacudida f2) float: flotador m, corcho m (de pesca)3) : pelo m corton.• borla s.f.• cogote s.m.• oscilación s.f.• pelo corto s.m.v.• menear v.bɑːb, bɒbBob's your uncle! — (BrE colloq) listo!, ya está!
I [bɒb]1.N (=jerk) [of head etc] sacudida f, meneo m ; (=curtsy) reverencia f2.VI (=jerk) [person] menearse; [animal] moverse, menearseto bob to sb — (=curtsy) hacer una reverencia a algn
- bob down- bob up
II [bɒb]1.N (=hairstyle) pelo m a lo garçon2.VT [+ hair] cortar a lo garçon
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* [bɒb]N (pl inv) (Brit) (formerly) (=shilling) chelín mthat must be worth a few bob — eso tiene que valer un buen pico * or un dineral
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[bɒb]N (=bobsleigh) bob m, bobsleigh m* * *[bɑːb, bɒb]Bob's your uncle! — (BrE colloq) listo!, ya está!
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bob — 1 verb 1 MOVE IN WATER (I) to move up and down when floating on the surface of water: bob up and down: The boat was bobbing up and down on the waves. 2 MOVE SOMEWHERE (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move quickly in a particular direction (+… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bob — bob1 verb (bobs, bobbing, bobbed) 1》 make or cause to make a quick, short movement up and down. ↘(often bob up) make a sudden move so as to appear or disappear. 2》 curtsy briefly. noun 1》 a quick, short movement up and down. 2》 a brief curtsy … English new terms dictionary
bob — Synonyms and related words: Carling float, T square, abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, accost, address, amputate, angle, annihilate, bait the hook, balsa, balsa raft, ban, bar, barber, bawbee, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bending the … Moby Thesaurus
curtsy — Synonyms and related words: accost, address, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to, bending the knee, bid good day, bid good morning, bob, bob a curtsy, bob down, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow the head, bow to, bowing and scraping,… … Moby Thesaurus
bob — bob1 [bäb] n. [ME bobbe, hanging cluster; BOB1 senses 6 7, 8, 9, 11 < the v., BOB1 10 < BOBSLED] [Brit. Dial.] 1. [Brit. Dial.] a hanging cluster 2. any knoblike hanging weight or pendant [a plumb bob] … English World dictionary
bob — Ⅰ. bob [1] ► VERB (bobbed, bobbing) 1) make or cause to make a quick, short movement up and down. 2) curtsy briefly. ► NOUN ▪ a quick, short movement up and down. ● … English terms dictionary
bob — I UK [bɒb] / US [bɑb] verb [intransitive] Word forms bob : present tense I/you/we/they bob he/she/it bobs present participle bobbing past tense bobbed past participle bobbed 1) to move up and down with short regular movements, especially on water … English dictionary
bob — bob1 [ bab ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move up and down with short regular movements, especially on water that is rising and falling: bob up and down: The little boat bobbed up and down on the waves. 2. ) BRITISH to CURTSY bob your head to move… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bob — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (bobbed, bobbing) 1 move quickly up and down; dance. 2 (usu. foll. by back, up) a bounce buoyantly. b emerge suddenly; become active or conspicuous again after a defeat etc. 3 curtsy. 4 (foll. by for) try to catch with the… … Useful english dictionary
bob — I. verb (bobbed; bobbing) Etymology: Middle English boben Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to strike with a quick light blow ; rap 2. to move up and down in a short quick movement < bob the head > … New Collegiate Dictionary
bob — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dock, cut, curtail. v. i. jerk, leap, float; nod, bow, curtsy. n. weight, float; bobsled; shilling. See agitation, oscillation, shortness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. duck, nod, weave, bow, curtsey,… … English dictionary for students