Bubble
01
a small, hollow sphere of gas
Exempel
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
Exempel
The pilot sat inside a bubble cockpit.
The greenhouse had a large plastic bubble for seedlings.
03
an unrealistic or impractical idea
Exempel
The excitement around the trend was merely a bubble.
His optimism was just a bubble that quickly burst.
04
bubbla, spekulativ bubbla
a rapid trend of increase in prices that eventually leads to a collapse
Exempel
The housing bubble of the mid-2000s led to a catastrophic collapse in real estate prices and triggered the global financial crisis.
Bostadsbubblan i mitten av 2000-talet ledde till en katastrofal kollaps av fastighetspriserna och utlöste den globala finanskrisen.
Investors grew increasingly concerned about a possible stock market bubble as valuations soared to unprecedented levels.
Investerarna blev allt mer oroliga för en möjlig bubbla på aktiemarknaden när värderingarna steg till aldrig tidigare skådade nivåer.
05
(Cockney rhyming slang) a problematic situation or difficulty
SlangExempel
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
Exempel
The water bubbled as it boiled.
Carbonated drinks bubble when opened.
02
to let gas escape from the stomach, typically as burping
Exempel
The baby bubbled after drinking milk.
He bubbled loudly after finishing the soda.
03
to cause a substance to form bubbles
Exempel
She bubbled the soup before serving.
The chemist bubbled oxygen through the solution.
04
to rise or move upward in the form of bubbles
Exempel
Hot springs bubbled from the ground.
Magma bubbled to the surface.
05
to flow or move with a continuous, gurgling noise
Exempel
The brook bubbled down the hillside.
The sauce bubbled as it simmered unevenly.
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