bounce

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bounce
[baʊns]
sustantivo
1rebote (m) bote (m) (of ball)
2vitalidad (f) (energy)
verbo transitivo
3botar
  • to bounce an idea off somebody (sentido figurado) -> preguntar a alguien su opinión acerca de una idea
verbo intransitivo
4botar, rebotar (ball)
  • to bounce off the wall -> rebotar en la pared (ball)
  • criticism bounces off him (sentido figurado) -> las críticas le resomebodyalan
  • to bounce into/out of a room -> entrar a/salir de una habitación dando brincos de alegría (person)
5ser rechazado (familiar) (check)

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bounce [bauns]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Arremeter, acometer con ímpetu. (n)
2Brincar, saltar, dar un salto repentino; rebotar, picar, botar (ball, object). (n)
  • The box was bouncing around on the back seat -> la caja iba dando tumbos en el asiento de atrás
  • The child was bouncing up and down on the sofa -> el niño saltaba o daba brincos en el sofá
  • She bounced into the room -> entró a la habitación saltando, brincando, dando brincos
3Bravear, echar fieros o bravatas; jactarse. (n)
4Ser devuelto o rechazado, rebotar (check). (n)
  • Bouncing -> sano, rozagante (baby)
5Hacer saltar o botar, darle botes a, hacer picar.
  • She bounced the child on her knee -> le hacía el caballito al niño
6(Fam. E. U.) Despedir, privar de algún empleo u oficio; echar, botar (drunk, employee).
7Devolver, rechazar (check).
  • Bounce back -> levantarse, recuperarse (recover)
-va.(Coloq,)
sustantivo
1Golpazo, golpe fuerte.
2Estallido, ruido o estruendo.
3Bravata, fanfarronada, amenaza con arrogancia para intimidar a otro.
4Brinco.
5Bote, salto de una pelota u otro cuerpo elástico; rebote, bote, pique (action).
  • He hit the ball on the le dio a la pelota de rebote. This shampoo puts the bounce back into your hair -> este champú les da nueva vida a sus cabellos (springiness, vitality)
  • She’s full of es una persona llena de vida -> (Coloq,) To give somebody the poner a alguien de patitas en la calle, botar a alguien (dismissal)
6Bola, mentira grosera.

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bounce [baʊns]
noun
1 [of ball] (re)bote; (m)
to catch a ball on the bounce agarrar una pelota de rebote
2 (springiness) [of hair, mattress] elasticidad; (f)
3 (energy) energía; (f) dinamismo; (m)
he's got plenty of bounce tiene mucha energía
verb:transitive
1 [+ball] hacer (re)botar
to bounce a baby on one's knee hacer el caballito a un niño pequeño
Patsy had picked up the baby and was bouncing him on her knee
to bounce radio waves off the moon hacer rebotar las ondas radiofónicas en la luna; to bounce one's ideas off sb exponer las ideas a algn para que dé su opinión
It was good to bounce my ideas off him, he's got so much more experience than I have in these things
2 (informal) [+cheque] rechazar
3 (informal) (eject) plantar en la calle; (informal) poner de patitas en la calle; (informal)
4
I will not be bounced into it no lo voy a hacer bajo presión; no voy a dejar que me presionen para hacerlo
verb:intransitive
1 [+ball] (re)botar
2 (informal) [+cheque] ser rechazado
3 (bound) dar saltos
he bounced up out of his chair se levantó de la silla de un salto; he bounced in irrumpió alegremente
4 (be returned) [+email message] ser devuelto

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Verb Conjugation for "bounce"

Imperative
  • bounce
  • you bounce
  • he/she bounces
  • we bounce
  • you bounce
  • they bounce
Preterite
  • I bounced
  • you bounced
  • he/she bounced
  • we bounced
  • you bounced
  • they bounced
Present Continuous
  • I am bouncing
  • you are bouncing
  • he/she is bouncing
  • we are bouncing
  • you are bouncing
  • they are bouncing
Present Perfect
  • I have bounced
  • you have bounced
  • he/she has bounced
  • we have bounced
  • you have bounced
  • they have bounced
Past Continuous
  • I was bouncing
  • you were bouncing
  • he/she was bouncing
  • we were bouncing
  • you were bouncing
  • they were bouncing
Past Perfect
  • I had bounced
  • you had bounced
  • he/she had bounced
  • we had bounced
  • you had bounced
  • they had bounced
Future
  • I will bounce
  • you will bounce
  • he/she will bounce
  • we will bounce
  • you will bounce
  • they will bounce
Future Perfect
  • I will have bounced
  • you will have bounced
  • he/she will have bounced
  • we will have bounced
  • you will have bounced
  • they will have bounced
Future Continuous
  • I will be bouncing
  • you will be bouncing
  • he/she will be bouncing
  • we will be bouncing
  • you will be bouncing
  • they will be bouncing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been bouncing
  • you have been bouncing
  • he/she has been bouncing
  • we have been bouncing
  • you have been bouncing
  • they have been bouncing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been bouncing
  • you will have been bouncing
  • he/she will have been bouncing
  • we will have been bouncing
  • you will have been bouncing
  • they will have been bouncing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been bouncing
  • you had been bouncing
  • he/she had been bouncing
  • we had been bouncing
  • you had been bouncing
  • they had been bouncing
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