bubble

a small ball of air in a liquid, or a similar shape made of soap and water

burbuja

• a bubble of something

Collocations bubble of air · soap bubbles

• Bubbles of air rose to the surface.

  Burbujas de aire subieron a la superficie.

a situation in which prices of goods or property rise very quickly and then suddenly fall, because people are buying things that they do not really need

burbuja económica

• an economic bubble

Collocations burst the bubble · economic bubble

• The dot-com boom was followed by a stock market bubble.

  La euforia de las empresas de internet fue seguida por una burbuja en el mercado de valores.

a situation in which someone is protected from something unpleasant or difficult, especially by being unaware of it

burbuja protectora

• be in a bubble

Collocations in a protective bubble · bubble of ignorance

• He grew up in a bubble, unaware of the problems facing society.

  Creció en una burbuja protectora, sin ser consciente de los problemas que enfrentaba la sociedad.

to blow a bubble or bubbles

hacer burbujas

• [intransitive]

Collocations blow bubbles

• The children were blowing bubbles in the garden.

  Los niños estaban haciendo burbujas en el jardín.

to form a bubble or bubbles

formar una burbuja

• [intransitive]

Collocations bubble up

• A bubble of air rose to the surface.

  Una burbuja de aire subió a la superficie.