bob in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bob in the English»French Dictionary

I.bob [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] N

1. bob (haircut):

bob

coupe f au carré

2. bob (nod):

a bob of the head

un signe de tête

3. bob (curtsy):

bob

petite révérence f

4. bob (weight):

bob (on plumb line)

plomb m

bob (on pendulum)

poids m

bob (on fishing line)

bouchon m

5. bob (tail):

bob

queue f écourtée

6. bob Brit (money) inf:

bob pl bob

shilling m

I bet that costs a bob or two

je parie que cela coûte une fortune

he's not short of a bob or two

il n'est pas à quelques euros près

7. bob SPORTS:

bob, a. bobsleigh

bobsleigh m

II.bob <pres part bobbing; pret, pp bobbed> [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] VB trans

1. bob (cut):

bob hair

couper [qc] au carré

bob tail

couper [qc] court

2. bob (nod):

to bob one's head

faire un signe de tête

Phrases:

to bob a curtsy

faire une petite révérence (to à)

III.bob <pres part bobbing; pret, pp bobbed> [Brit bɒb, Am bɑb] VB intr

1. bob (move):

bob boat, float:

danser

to bob down person:

se baisser subitement

to bob up person, float:

refaire surface

to bob up and down person, boat:

s'agiter

to bob up and down heads:

apparaître et disparaître

2. bob GAMES:

to bob for apples

chercher à saisir avec les dents des pommes flottant dans un baquet d'eau

IV.bobbed ADJ

bobbed hair, tail:

bobbed

coupé court

I.ski-bob [Brit, Am ˈskibɑb] N

ski-bob

ski-bob m

II.ski-bob [Brit, Am ˈskibɑb] VB intr

ski-bob

faire du ski-bob

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

bob-a-job

système par lequel les scouts gagnent de l'argent en faisant de petits travaux

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lazily flow, bob

doucement

Bob's your uncle! Brit

c'est simple comme bonjour!

‘it's true, or I'm a Dutchman, ’ said Bob

‘c'est vrai, ou je ne m'appelle plus Bob, ’ a dit Bob

to toddle over to Bob's house

aller chez Bob

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ski-bob

ski-bob

faire du ski-bob

to ski-bob, to go ski-bobbing

danser barque:

to bob

avoir une coupe au carré femme:

to have one's hair cut in a bob

bob in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bob in the English»French Dictionary

bob¹ [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] N

bob

coupe f au carré

I.bob² <-bb-> [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] VB intr

bob

s'agiter

to bob up

surgir

to bob up and down on water

danser sur l'eau

II.bob² <-bb-> [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] VB trans

to bob one's head

faire un signe de tête

to bob a curtsy to sb

faire une petite révérence à qn

III.bob² <-bb-> [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] N

1. bob (movement):

bob

petit coup m

bob as curtsy

bref salut m

2. bob (weight):

bob

plomb m

bob³ [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] N Brit inf

bob

shilling m

to earn/have a bob or two

gagner/avoir des sous

bob⁴ [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] N inf

bob SPORTS abbreviation of bobsleigh

bob

bob m

See also bobsled

bobsled [ˈbɒbsled, Am ˈbɑ:b-], bobsleigh N SPORTS

bobsled

bobsleigh m

bob Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bob up

surgir

to bob up and down on water

danser sur l'eau

to bob one's head

faire un signe de tête

to bob a curtsy to sb

faire une petite révérence à qn

to earn/have a bob or two

gagner/avoir des sous

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Bob decides two large prongs will make his tool lighter, thus finishing with a two-bladed pickax.

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

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