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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

bouncing baby N

bouncing baby
beau bébé m (en pleine santé)

I. bounce [Brit baʊns, Am baʊns] N

1. bounce (rebound of ball):

bounce
rebond m

2. bounce:

bounce (of mattress, ball, material)
élasticité f
bounce (of hair)
souplesse f

3. bounce (vigour):

bounce fig
allant m

4. bounce (in email):

bounce
retour m à l'expéditeur

II. bounce [Brit baʊns, Am baʊns] VB trans

1. bounce:

bounce ball
faire rebondir
bounce signal, radiowave
retransmettre
to bounce a baby on one's knee
faire sauter un bébé sur ses genoux

2. bounce inf:

to bounce a cheque bank Brit
refuser d'honorer un chèque
to bounce a cheque person Am
faire un chèque sans provision

3. bounce (hurry):

bounce inf
pousser
to bounce sb into sth/into doing sth
pousser qn dans qc/à faire qc

4. bounce (eject):

bounce inf
vider inf

5. bounce COMPUT:

bounce email
renvoyer [qc] à l'expéditeur

III. bounce [Brit baʊns, Am baʊns] VB intr

1. bounce:

bounce ball, object:
rebondir (off sur, over au dessus de)
bounce person: (on trampoline, bed)
faire des bonds, sauter
the ball bounced down the steps
la balle a descendu les marches en rebondissant
to bounce up and down on sth
faire des bonds or sauter sur qc
the car bounced along the track
la voiture rebondissait sur le chemin

2. bounce inf cheque:

bounce
être sans provision

3. bounce COMPUT:

bounce email:
revenir à l'expéditeur

IV. bounce [Brit baʊns, Am baʊns]

to give sb the bounce inf Am employer:
virer qn inf
to get the bounce inf Am employee:
être viré inf

bounce back VB [Brit baʊns -, Am baʊns -]

bounce back (after illness)
se remettre
bounce back (after lapse in career)
faire un retour en force
bounce back currency:
remonter

bounce along VB [Brit baʊns -, Am baʊns -]

bounce along
marcher énergiquement

bounce in VB [Brit baʊns -, Am baʊns -]

bounce in
entrer énergiquement

dead cat bounce [Brit, Am ˈdɛd ˈkæt ˌbaʊns] N FIN

dead cat bounce
rétablissement provisoire d'une baisse importante des actions

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
French
French

bouncing ADJ

bouncing
rebondi(e)
bouncing baby
en pleine santé

I. bounce [baʊnts] N

1. bounce (springing action, rebound):

bounce
rebond m
to catch a ball on the bounce
prendre une balle au bond

2. bounce no pl (spring):

bounce
bond m

3. bounce no pl (bounciness):

bounce of hair, bed
ressort m

4. bounce (vitality, energy):

bounce
vitalité f

II. bounce [baʊnts] VB intr

1. bounce (spring into the air, rebound):

bounce
rebondir

2. bounce (jump up and down):

bounce
bondir

3. bounce inf COMM:

bounce cheque
être refusé

III. bounce [baʊnts] VB trans

1. bounce (cause to rebound):

bounce
faire rebondir
to bounce a baby on one's knee
faire sauter un bébé sur ses genoux

2. bounce inf COMM:

to bounce a cheque
refuser un chèque en bois

bounce back VB intr

1. bounce back:

bounce back
rebondir

2. bounce back fig:

bounce back
se remettre
French
French
English
English
rebondir contre qc balle, ballon
to bounce off sth
faux rebond
awkward bounce
bond d'une balle
bounce
faire plusieurs bonds
to bounce several times
Present
Ibounce
youbounce
he/she/itbounces
webounce
youbounce
theybounce
Past
Ibounced
youbounced
he/she/itbounced
webounced
youbounced
theybounced
Present Perfect
Ihavebounced
youhavebounced
he/she/ithasbounced
wehavebounced
youhavebounced
theyhavebounced
Past Perfect
Ihadbounced
youhadbounced
he/she/ithadbounced
wehadbounced
youhadbounced
theyhadbounced
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