bobs in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bobs in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bob¹ [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] N

1. bob (nod):

a bob of the head

un cenno del capo

2. bob (curtsy):

bob

breve inchino m

bob

riverenza f

II.bob¹ <forma in -ing bobbing, pt, pp bobbed> [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] VB trans

1. bob (nod):

to bob one's head

fare un cenno con la testa

Phrases:

to bob a curtsy

fare un veloce inchino (to a)

III.bob¹ <forma in -ing bobbing, pt, pp bobbed> [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] VB intr

1. bob (move):

bob boat, float:

ballonzolare, ondeggiare

to bob down person:

andare a fondo

to bob up person, float:

venire a galla

to bob up and down person, boat:

andare su e giù

to bob up and down heads:

muoversi a scatti

2. bob GAMES:

to bob for apples

= cercare di afferrare con i denti le mele immerse in una vaschetta piena d'acqua

I.bob² [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] N

1. bob (haircut):

bob

caschetto m

bob

carré m

2. bob (weight):

bob (on plumb line)

piombino m

bob (on pendulum)

pendolo m

bob (on fishing line)

sughero m

bob (on fishing line)

galleggiante m

3. bob (tail):

bob

coda f mozza

4. bob SPORTS:

bob, also bobsleigh

bob m

II.bob² <forma in -ing bobbing, pt, pp bobbed> [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] VB trans (cut)

bob hair

tagliare a caschetto

bob tail

mozzare

bob³ <pl bob> [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] N Brit (money)

bob inf

scellino m

I bet that costs a bob or two

scommetto che costa un po' di soldi

he's not short of a bob or two

ha due soldi, i soldi non gli mancano

I.ski-bob [Brit, Am ˈskibɑb] N

ski-bob

ski-bob m

II.ski-bob [Brit, Am ˈskibɑb] VB intr

ski-bob

andare sullo ski-bob

cherry-bob [ˈtʃerɪbɒb] N

cherry-bob

= due ciliegie unite per il gambo

Bob [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb]

Bob

diminutivo di Robert

bob-a-job [Brit ˈbɒbədʒɒb, Am ˈbɑbədʒɑb] N Brit

bob-a-job

= attività che consente agli scout di ricevere somme di denaro in cambio di piccoli lavori svolti

Translations for bobs in the Italian»English Dictionary

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minutaglia

bits and bobs pl inf

caschetto

bob

mi ha tagliato i capelli a caschetto

he shaped my hair into a bob, he gave me a bob

galleggiante

bob

bobs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bobs in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bob <-bb-> [bɑ:b] VB intr

to bob (up and down)

ondeggiare

II.bob <-bb-> [bɑ:b] N

1. bob (hairstyle):

bob

caschetto m

2. bob (movement):

bob

dondolio m

bobs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bob (up and down)

ondeggiare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Dancing may include bobs, bows, pirouettes, and stops, as in various crane species.

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Most of us would be happy to find a few bits and bobs for a car boot sale while clearing out our attics.

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You could always make customised figures from bits and bobs of other toys as well as your own elbow grease.

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In another, the penguin's head is seen in the foreground as it bobs at the surface, a gleaming ice floe looming up ahead.

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During courtship, the male bobs his head to impress the female.

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Pendulum bobs in quality clocks are usually made as heavy as the clock's movement can drive.

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The early skyscrapers used heavy plumb-bobs hung on wire in their elevator shafts.

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Pockets are also useful in terms of storing all those extra bits and bobs such as sunglasses, sunscreen and your ski pass.

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