bubble
1 noun of air, gasboilgeog fem2 bolgán masc1 the nitrogen bubbles in the bloodstream na boilgeoga nítrigine sa sruth folathe water is full of tiny bubbles tá an t-uisce lán súilíníto blow bubbles bheith ag séideadh bolgána soap bubble bolgán gallúnaí 2 noun period of successbolgán masc1 the housing bubble an bolgán tithíochtaprice bubble boilgeog phraghsannaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun temporary statebolgán masc1 she existed in a bubble of innocence bhí sí beo ina domhan beag soineanta féinthat news burst my bubble thug an scéala sin ar ais chuig an saol fíor mé 4 noun (also speech bubble) in cartoon etcbolgán cainte 5 noun globebolgán masc1 6 noun MED sealed environmentbolgán masc1 7 verb also COOK liquid INTRANSITIVEbheith ag boilgearnachheat the liquid until bubbling téigh an leacht go mbeidh sé ag boilgearnachleave it bubbling away on the stove fág ag boilgearnach leis ar an sorn é 8 verb persist INTRANSITIVEthere are problems bubbling away in the background tá fadhbanna ag fabhrú leo sa chúlra, tá fadhbanna sa chúlra i rith an amathe tension will soon bubble to the surface ní fada go dtiocfaidh an teannas chun tosaigh, ní fada go bhfeicfear an teannas