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Bubble
01
a small, hollow sphere of gas
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Tiny bubbles rose to the surface of the water.
Carbon dioxide bubbles fizzed in the soda.
02
a dome-shaped, often transparent covering or enclosure made of glass, plastic, or similar material
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The pilot sat inside a bubble cockpit.
The greenhouse had a large plastic bubble for seedlings.
03
an unrealistic or impractical idea
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The excitement around the trend was merely a bubble.
His optimism was just a bubble that quickly burst.
04
bolla, bolla speculativa
a rapid trend of increase in prices that eventually leads to a collapse
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The housing bubble of the mid-2000s led to a catastrophic collapse in real estate prices and triggered the global financial crisis.
La bolla immobiliare della metà degli anni 2000 ha portato a un crollo catastrofico dei prezzi degli immobili e ha innescato la crisi finanziaria globale.
Investors grew increasingly concerned about a possible stock market bubble as valuations soared to unprecedented levels.
Gli investitori sono diventati sempre più preoccupati per una possibile bolla del mercato azionario mentre le valutazioni salivano a livelli senza precedenti.
05
(Cockney rhyming slang) a problematic situation or difficulty
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He 's in a bit of a bubble at work.
That project caused a lot of bubble.
to bubble
01
to produce or release bubbles of gas
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The water bubbled as it boiled.
Carbonated drinks bubble when opened.
02
to let gas escape from the stomach, typically as burping
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The baby bubbled after drinking milk.
He bubbled loudly after finishing the soda.
03
to cause a substance to form bubbles
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She bubbled the soup before serving.
The chemist bubbled oxygen through the solution.
04
to rise or move upward in the form of bubbles
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Hot springs bubbled from the ground.
Magma bubbled to the surface.
05
to flow or move with a continuous, gurgling noise
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The brook bubbled down the hillside.
The sauce bubbled as it simmered unevenly.
Albero Lessicale
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