bob in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bob in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bob¹ <pres part bobbing; pt, pp bobbed> [Am bɑb, Brit bɒb] VB intr (move abruptly)

the cork bobbed up and down on the water

el corcho cabeceaba en el agua

he bobbed under the table

se metió rápidamente debajo de la mesa

a head bobbed out from behind the door

una cabeza asomó por detrás de la puerta

to bob for apples

jugar al juego consistente en tratar de atrapar con los dientes unas manzanas que flotan en agua

II.bob¹ <pres part bobbing; pt, pp bobbed> [Am bɑb, Brit bɒb] VB trans

1. bob (move abruptly):

bob tail

menear

bob head

inclinar

2. bob (make):

to bob a curtsy

hacer una reverencia or inclinación

III.bob¹ [Am bɑb, Brit bɒb] N

1. bob (movement):

bob (of tail)

meneo m

bob (of head)

inclinación f

2. bob (curtsy):

bob

reverencia f

I.bob² [Am bɑb, Brit bɒb] N

1.1. bob (haircut):

bob

melena f

to wear one's hair in a bob

llevar melena

1.2. bob (docked tail):

bob

cola f atusada

2.1. bob:

bob (on pendulum)

pesa f

bob (on plumb line)

plomada f

2.2. bob (bait):

bob Brit

cebo m

bob Brit

carnada f

3. bob (sled):

bob

trineo m de bobsleigh

II.bob² [Am bɑb, Brit bɒb] VB trans (cut)

bob tail

cortar

bob tail

atusar

to bob one's hair

cortarse el pelo a lo paje

bob³ <pl bob> [Am bɑb, Brit bɒb] N Brit inf

bob

chelín m

I bet that cost a few bob!

¡eso ha tenido que costar un platal inf

I bet that cost a few bob!

¡eso ha tenido que costar un pastón Spain inf

I bet that cost a few bob!

¡eso ha tenido que costar un lanón! Mex inf

she's not short of a few bob or of a bob or two

está forrada inf

Bob [Am bɑb, Brit bɒb] N

Bob's your uncle! Brit inf

¡listo!

Bob's your uncle! Brit inf

¡ya está!

ski-bob [Am ˈskibɑb, Brit] N

ski-bob

skibob m (especie de bicicleta con esquís en lugar de ruedas)

bob up VB [Am bɑb -, Brit bɒb -] (v + adv) inf

bob up

aparecer

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plumb, a. plumb bob

plomada f

to bob or duck and weave (in boxing)

esquivar y escabullirse

it answers to the name of Bob

responde al nombre de Bob

Translations for bob in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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melena

bob

lleva melenita al estilo de los años 20

she has a 20's bob

bob in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bob in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bob¹ [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] N (hairstyle)

bob

pelo m a lo garçon

I.bob² [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] VB intr -bb-

to bob (up and down)

agitarse

II.bob² [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] N

bob

meneo m

bob³ [bɒb, Am bɑ:b] N Brit (shilling)

bob

chelín m

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I'll have Bob give you a ride home

le pediré [o diré] a Bob que te lleve a casa

bob Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I'll have Bob give you a ride home

le pediré [o diré] a Bob que te lleve a casa

to bob (up and down)

agitarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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