bulles
The English phrase "bubbles" is translated into French as bulles.
bulles refers to small globes of gas that form in a liquid. For example, you can use it when talking about bubbles in champagne or soap bubbles. When you want to describe the scientific state or action of bubbling in a technical context, the formal term effervescence is used.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is bulle, while the plural form is bulles.
Did you know?
- While bulles refers to the physical globes, French uses the verb buller informally to mean idling or doing absolutely nothing.
- When referring to the 'bubbles' in a glass of champagne, a French connoisseur might use the term perlage to describe the quality and persistence of the bubbles.
- In French, the phrase être dans sa bulle describes someone who is daydreaming or mentally detached from their surroundings, similar to the English 'being in a world of one's own'.
Examples in context
- Pourquoi les bulles de champagne remontent à la surface ?Why do champagne bubbles rise to the surface?This sentence is useful for discussing why bubbles in champagne rise to the surface.Tatoeba #10011942 by felix63, translation #10012703 by carlosalberto
- Ce nouveau liquide vaisselle est bien pour faire des bulles de savon.This new washing-up liquid is good for blowing bubbles.This sentence shows how to use the term for soap bubbles.Tatoeba #9852548 by lbdx, translation #9517005 by sundown
- Une goutte qui tombe dans l'eau fait une bulle, un grand nombre de bulles forme de l'écume.A drop, falling into water, makes a bubble, many bubbles make froth.This sentence illustrates the difference between a single bubble and the froth formed by many bubbles.Tatoeba #10061778 by lbdx, translation #7305552 by jimkillock
- Je bois mon cocktail avec des bulles.I am drinking my cocktail with bubbles.
- J'adore les boissons pétillantes!I love sparkling drinks!
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are drinking sparkling water.
- HugoRegarde toutes ces bulles dans le verre.Look at all those bubbles in the glass.
- ChloéC'est ça qui rend l'eau rafraîchissante.That's what makes the water refreshing.
- HugoJe préfère quand il y a beaucoup de bulles.I prefer when there are lots of bubbles.
- ChloéMoi aussi, Hugo, c'est bien meilleur.Me too, Hugo, it's much better.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
