verb🔗ShareRebondirTo change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle."The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch."La balle de tennis a rebondi contre le mur avant de s'immobiliser dans le fossé.physicsactiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebondir, sauterTo move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly."He bounces nervously on his chair."Il rebondit nerveusement sur sa chaise.physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire rebondir, sauterTo cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly."He bounced the child on his knee."Il a fait sauter l'enfant sur ses genoux.physicsactionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSoumettre une idée à quelqu'un pour obtenir un retour d'informationTo suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.""Before submitting my essay, I'm bouncing some ideas off my teacher to get her feedback." "Avant de soumettre mon essai, je soumets quelques idées à mon professeur pour obtenir ses commentaires.communicationbusinesslanguagemindactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSauter, rebondirTo leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound."She bounced happily into the room."Elle a sauté joyeusement dans la pièce.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebondirTo move rapidly (between)."The email was bouncing between my inbox and the spam folder, so I had to manually move it. "L'e-mail rebondissait entre ma boîte de réception et le dossier spam, j'ai donc dû le déplacer manuellement.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareêtre rejeté(of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds."We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced."Nous ne pouvons plus accepter de chèques de votre part, car le dernier a été rejeté.businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre rejeté, être sans provisionTo fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account)."He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday."Il a tendance à avoir un ou deux chèques rejetés vers la fin de chaque mois, avant sa paie.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuitterTo leave."Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce."Terminons ça, je dois partir.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExpulser, renvoyerTo eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment."The restaurant owner was furious and threatened to start bouncing noisy customers who wouldn't quiet down. "Le propriétaire du restaurant était furieux et a menacé d'expulser les clients bruyants qui ne se calmeraient pas.jobbusinessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBaiser, niquer(sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.sexactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAttaquer de manière inattendue(air combat) To attack unexpectedly."The squadron was bounced north of the town."L'escadron a été attaqué de manière inattendue au nord de la ville.militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRedémarrer, réinitialiserTo turn power off and back on; to reset"See if it helps to bounce the router."Voyez si redémarrer le routeur aide.technologyelectronicscomputingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebondir, être retourné(of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered."The girl in the bar told me her address was [email protected], but my mail to that address bounced back to me."La fille dans le bar m'a dit que son adresse était [email protected], mais mon mail à cette adresse m'est revenu.technologycomputinginternetcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebondirTo land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum."The student pilot bounced several times during his landing."L'élève pilote a rebondi plusieurs fois lors de son atterrissage.physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'écraser mortellement(skydiving) To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results."After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced. BSBD."Après la collision en vol, son équipement a lâché et il s'est écrasé mortellement. BSBD.actionsporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMixer(sound recording) To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added."Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two."Mixez les pistes deux et trois sur la piste quatre, puis enregistrez la cloche de vache sur la piste deux.musicsoundtechnologymediaentertainmentelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIntimider, gronderTo bully; to scold."My boss was bouncing me about missing the deadline, even though it wasn't my fault. "Mon patron me grondait à propos du non-respect du délai, même si ce n'était pas de ma faute.attitudecharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebondir, faire rebondir, claquerTo strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly."The loud music was bouncing off the walls of the apartment, making it hard to concentrate. "La musique forte rebondissait sur les murs de l'appartement, rendant difficile la concentration.soundactionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe vanter, fanfaronnerTo boast; to bluster."He was bouncing about his high test score, even though everyone else did well too. "Il se vantait de sa bonne note au test, même si tout le monde avait bien réussi aussi.attitudecharactercommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe rebondissement, le sautThe act of something that bounces."The child's joyful bouncing on the trampoline made everyone smile. "Le rebondissement joyeux de l'enfant sur le trampoline a fait sourire tout le monde.physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareVif, plein de vieHealthy; vigorous."a bouncing baby girl"Une petite fille pleine de viebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareÉnorme, colossalExcessively big; whopping"My grandmother baked a bouncing birthday cake for me; it was so large we needed two tables to hold it! "Ma grand-mère a préparé un gâteau d'anniversaire énorme pour moi ; il était si grand que nous avons eu besoin de deux tables pour le tenir !amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
