bob

a boy's or man's short hairstyle, with the hair cut very close to the head all around

corte de pelo bob

• have a bob

Collocations short bob haircut

• She decided to have a short bob.

  Decidió tener un corte de pelo bob corto.

a man's name, often used as a nickname or in the shortened form of other names such as Robert or Robin

nombre propio: Bob

• Bob

• Hi, I'm Bob.

  Hola, me llamo Bob.

a small toy boat that you make from paper or card and float on water

bote de papel o cartón para flotar en el agua

• make a bob

• The children made bobs and floated them on the pond.

  Los niños hicieron barquitos de papel y los flotaron en el estanque.

a small piece of brightly colored material or plastic that is attached to a fishing line and moves in the water, attracting fish

mosca de pesca

• attach a bob to a fishing line

• He attached a bright red bob to his fishing line.

  Él ató una mosca roja brillante a su línea de pesca.

to move up and down quickly, especially when you are jumping on something soft or bouncy

saltar, dar saltitos

• [intransitive]

• The children were bobbing up and down on the trampoline.

  Los niños estaban saltando arriba y abajo en la cama elástica.

to try to catch a ball that is thrown or kicked into the air, by hitting it back up again before it touches the ground

juego de pelota: darle al aire

• [intransitive]

• He likes to bob a ball against the wall.

  Le gusta jugar pelota dándole al aire contra la pared.

to move up and down in water, usually because you are trying to stay afloat or keep your head above the surface of the water

flotar, mantenerse a flote

• [intransitive]

• She was bobbing up and down in the water.

  Ella estaba flotando arriba y abajo en el agua.

to move your head quickly from side to side, usually as a sign that you do not agree with something or someone

negar con la cabeza

• [intransitive]

• He kept bobbing his head from side to side.

  Él seguía negando con la cabeza de un lado a otro.