WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| bob⇒ vi | (go up and down) | subir y bajar loc verb |
| | | moverse de arriba abajo loc verb |
| | | oscilar de arriba abajo loc verb |
| | Ice cubes bobbed in the pitcher of lemonade. |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) | mecerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | balancearse⇒ v prnl |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| | El barco de juguete se mecía en la superficie del lago. |
| bob n | (nod, tilt of the head) | inclinación nf |
| | The bob of Howard's head confirmed that he wanted coffee. |
bob,
bob cut n | (women's short haircut) | cortarse el pelo encima de los hombros loc verb |
| | Christine recently cut her long hair into a bob. |
| Additional Translations |
| bob n | informal, historical, invariable, UK (old British coin: shilling) | chelín nm |
| | Oliver found two bob on the street. |
| bob n | (curtsy) | reverencia nf |
| | The Queen found the little girl's bob adorable. |
| bob n | (bobsled) (voz inglesa) | bobsleigh nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | bobsled nm |
| | | bóbsled nm |
| | This athlete took gold in the bob at last year's Winter Olympics. |
| bob n | (dangling object) | pesa nf |
| | The little boy flicked the bob on the grandfather clock with his finger. |
| bob⇒ vi | (suddenly appear) | aparecer de repente loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | salir de la nada expr |
| | Sally's daughter abruptly bobbed into the room. |
| bob vi | (ride a bobsled) | andar en bobsleigh loc verb |
| | | andar en bobsled loc verb |
| | | andar en bóbsled loc verb |
| | When it snows, the children often beg to go bobbing. |
| bob for [sth] vi + prep | (try to get hold of [sth]) | atrapar⇒ vtr |
| bob [sth]⇒ vtr | (make [sth] move up and down) | mecer⇒ vtr |
| | The waves bobbed the small rowboat up and down. |
| bob [sth] vtr | (head: nod or incline quickly) | inclinar⇒ vtr |
| | The old man bobbed his head in agreement. |
| bob [sth] vtr | often passive (crop [sth] short) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | The dog's tail had been bobbed. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| Bob n | (Robert: short form) | Bob n propio m |
| | (equivalente) | Roberto n propio m |
| | The name "Bob" is usually short for "Robert". |
| | «Bob» es normalmente la forma abreviada de «Robert». |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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