bounce

bounce
bounce [baʊns]
1. intransitive verb
   a. [ball] rebondir ; [person] bondir (into dans) (out of hors de)
• the child bounced up and down on the bed l'enfant faisait des bonds sur le lit
• the ball bounced down the stairs la balle a rebondi de marche en marche
• to bounce off sth [light, sound] se réverbérer sur qch
   b. [cheque] (inf) être sans provision
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ ball] faire rebondir ; [+ light, heat] réverbérer
• they bounce radio waves off the moon ils émettent des ondes radio qui se réverbèrent sur la surface de la lune
• to bounce one's ideas off sb (inf) soumettre ses idées à qn
   b. [+ cheque] (inf) refuser
3. noun
[of ball] bond m, rebond m
• there's not much bounce in this pitch les balles ne rebondissent pas bien sur ce terrain
► bounce back intransitive verb
( = recover) se remettre très vite
* * *
[baʊns] 1.
noun
1) (rebound of ball) rebond m
2) (of mattress, material) élasticité f; (of hair) souplesse f
3) fig (vigour) allant m
4) (in email) retour m à l'expéditeur
2.
transitive verb
1) faire rebondir [ball]; retransmettre [signal]
2) (colloq)

to bounce a cheque — [bank] GB refuser d'honorer un chèque; [person] US faire un chèque sans provision

3) Computing renvoyer [quelque chose] à l'expéditeur [email]
3.
intransitive verb
1) [ball, object] rebondir (off sur; over au-dessus de); [person] (on trampoline, bed) faire des bonds, sauter

to bounce up and down on something — faire des bonds or sauter sur quelque chose

2) fig (move energetically)

to bounce in/along — entrer/marcher énergiquement

3) (colloq) [cheque] être sans provision
4) Computing [email] revenir à l'expéditeur
Phrasal Verbs:

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