- rebotar
- v.1 to bounce.La pelota rebota The ball bounces.La pared rebota el sonido The wall reflects sound.2 to rebound, to bounce back.La pelota rebota The ball bounces back.3 to ricochet, to bounce off, to carom.La bala rebotó y me hirió The bullet ricocheted and injured me.4 to have no funds, to bounce.El cheque rebotó The check bounced=had no funds.* * *rebotar► verbo intransitivo1 (pelota) to bounce, rebound; (bala) to ricochet► verbo transitivo1 (clavo) to clinch2 (ataque) to repel3 (conturbar) to put off, upset■ su novio me rebota her boyfriend puts me off► verbo pronominal rebotarse1 (conturbarse) to get angry, get upset* * *verbto bounce* * *1. VT1) [+ pelota] to bounce; [+ ataque] to repel, beat back; [+ rayos] to bounce back, cause to bounce off2) [+ clavo] to clinch3) * [+ persona] to annoy4) And, Méx [+ agua] to muddy, stir up2.VI [pelota] to bounce; [bala] to ricochet, glance (de off)3.See:* * *verbo intransitivo pelota/piedra to bounce; bala to ricochet* * *= bounce, bounce back, ricochet, rebound, bounce off.Ex. When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.Ex. A light then scans the original and the light is bounced back on to the charged paper.Ex. The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex. The article is entitled 'Children's publishers rebound in 1997'.Ex. A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.----* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].* * *verbo intransitivo pelota/piedra to bounce; bala to ricochet* * *= bounce, bounce back, ricochet, rebound, bounce off.
Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.
Ex: A light then scans the original and the light is bounced back on to the charged paper.Ex: The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex: The article is entitled 'Children's publishers rebound in 1997'.Ex: A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].* * *rebotar [A1 ]viA «pelota» to bounce; «bala» to ricochetla piedra rebotó en la pared the stone bounced o rebounded off the wallB «correo electrónico» to bounce* * *
rebotar (conjugate rebotar) verbo intransitivo [pelota/piedra] to bounce;
[bala] to ricochet
rebotar
I vi (una pelota, rueda, etc) to bounce, rebound: nos dio tal susto que rebotamos en el asiento, it was such a shock that we shot up out of our seats
(una bala) to ricochet
II verbo transitivo fam (enfadar, mosquear) to annoy
'rebotar' also found in these entries:
English:
bounce
- bounce back
- rebound
- ricochet
* * *rebotar♦ vi1. [botar] to bounce, to rebound (en off)2. Informát to bounce♦ See also the pronominal verb rebotarse* * *rebotarI v/t1 pelota bounce2 (disgustar) annoyII v/i bounce, rebound* * *rebotar vi1) : to bounce2) : to ricochet, to rebound* * *rebotar vb to bounce
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.