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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbolha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈbo.ʎɐ/
"A água começou a formar pequenas bolhas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas.
"The children blew soap bubbles into the sunny air."
- 1
To form or produce bubbles, or to move with a bubbling sound.
"The brook bubbled cheerfully over the smooth stones."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English bobble, likely of imitative origin mimicking the sound or appearance of air rising in liquid. It evolved in the late 14th century to describe a small hollow sphere of liquid enclosing air or gas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bubble" is said worldwide
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bulle
Transliteration: /byl/
"Les enfants adorent souffler des bulles de savon."
Blase
Transliteration: /ˈblɑːzə/
"Kinder spielen gerne mit Seifenblasen."
bolla
Transliteration: /ˈbɔl.la/
"Il bambino soffiava bolle di sapone."
burbuja
Transliteration: /buɾˈbu.xa/
"Las burbujas flotaban en el aire."
bolha
Transliteration: /ˈbo.ʎɐ/
"A água começou a formar pequenas bolhas."
बुबुला
Transliteration: bubula
"पानी में छोटे बुलबुلے बन रहे हैं।"
气泡
Transliteration: qìpào
"肥皂水能吹出很多彩色的气泡。"
거품
Transliteration: geopum
"아이들이 비누 거품을 불고 있다."
泡
Transliteration: awa
"子供たちがシャボン玉を作って遊んでいます。"
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