bounce

bounce
bounce
A n
1 (rebound of ball) rebond m ;
2 (of mattress, ball, material) élasticité f ; (of hair) souplesse f ;
3 fig (vigour) allant m ;
4 (in email) retour m à l'expéditeur.
B vtr
1 faire rebondir [ball] ; retransmettre [signal, radiowave] ; to bounce a baby on one's knee faire sauter un bébé sur ses genoux ;
2 to bounce a cheque [bank] GB refuser d'honorer un chèque ; [person] US faire un chèque sans provision ;
3 (hurry) to bounce sb into sth/into doing sth pousser qn dans qch/à faire qch ;
4 (eject) vider [person] ;
5 Comput renvoyer [qch] à l'expéditeur [email].
C vi
1 [ball, object] rebondir (off sur ; over au dessus de) ; [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 qch ; the car bounced along the track la voiture rebondissait sur le chemin ;
2 fig (move energetically) to bounce in/along entrer/marcher avec énergie ;
3 [cheque] être sans provision ;
4 Comput [email] revenir à l'expéditeur.
Idioms
to give sb the bounce US [employer] virer qn ; to get the bounce US [employee] être viré
Phrasal verb
bounce back [person] (after illness) se remettre ; (after lapse in career) faire un retour en force ; [currency] remonter.

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