bobs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bobs 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

bits and bobs inf

affaires fpl

he shaped my hair into a bob/into layers

il m'a coupé les cheveux au carré/en dégradé

Translations for bobs in the French»English Dictionary

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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

remuer bateau:

to bob up and down

bobs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bobs 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

bobs 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

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

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

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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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