| Principales traductions |
| bob⇒ vi | (go up and down) (sur l'eau) | flotter⇒, danser⇒ vi |
| | Ice cubes bobbed in the pitcher of lemonade. |
| | Les glaçons dansaient dans la carafe de limonade. |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) (sur l'eau) | flotter⇒, danser⇒ vi |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| | Le petit bateau flottait (or: dansait) sur le lac. |
| bob n | (nod, tilt of the head) | hochement de tête nm |
| | | to give a bob of the head : hocher la tête loc v |
| | The bob of Howard's head confirmed that he wanted coffee. |
bob,
bob cut n | (women's short haircut) | coupe au carré nf |
| | | carré nm |
| | Christine recently cut her long hair into a bob. |
| | Christine a récemment coupé ses longs cheveux au carré. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| bob n | informal, historical, invariable, UK (old British coin: shilling) | shilling nm |
| | Oliver found two bob on the street. |
| | Oliver a trouvé deux shillings dans la rue. |
| bob n | (curtsy) | révérence nf |
| | The Queen found the little girl's bob adorable. |
| bob n | (bobsleigh) | bobsleigh nm |
| bob n | (dangling object) (d'une horloge) | balancier nm |
| | The little boy flicked the bob on the grandfather clock with his finger. |
| | Le petit garçon tapa du doigt le balancier de l'horloge appartenant à son grand-père. |
| bob⇒ vi | (suddenly appear) | faire irruption loc v |
| | Sally's daughter abruptly bobbed into the room. |
| | La fille de Sally fit irruption dans la pièce. |
| bob vi | (ride a bobsled) | faire de la luge loc v |
| | When it snows, the children often beg to go bobbing. |
| | Quand il neige, les enfants implorent souvent de pouvoir faire de la luge. |
| bob for [sth] vi + prep | (try to get hold of [sth]) | essayer d'attraper [qch] loc v |
| bob [sth]⇒ vtr | (make [sth] move up and down) | faire bondir⇒ vtr |
| | (sur l'eau) | faire flotter⇒, faire danser⇒ vtr |
| | | cahoter⇒ vtr |
| | The waves bobbed the small rowboat up and down. |
| | Les vagues faisaient danser le canot. |
| bob [sth] vtr | (head: nod or incline quickly) | dodeliner de la tête loc v |
| | The old man bobbed his head in agreement. |
| | Le vieillard dodelina de la tête pour marquer son accord. |
| bob [sth] vtr | often passive (crop [sth] short) | couper⇒ vtr |
| | The dog's tail had been bobbed. |
| | On a coupé la queue du chien. |