🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

bolle

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bol-leh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bubbles/ˈbʌb.əlz/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I bambini ridevano mentre inseguivano le bolle che fluttuavano nell'aria."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Small, round pockets of air or gas that form in a liquid.

    "The children laughed as they chased the bubbles floating in the air."
  2. 2

    A thin sphere of liquid enclosing air, often created by soap.

    "She blew a bubble with her chewing gum, much to her friend's amusement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'bubbles' is derived from the Middle English 'bobble', which is a diminutive form of 'bub', meaning a small sphere of air or gas. The term has evolved over centuries, with its roots tracing back to Old English 'bubbel', reflecting the playful and light nature of the object it describes.

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