thought bubble en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, usually containing words, representing thought in a cartoon, and typically emanating from the thinker by a path of small circles.
The segment introduces the issue of bycatch: “For every one shrimp caught ten other lives are lost”. The following still photo shows Rossellini-as-human holding a shrimp constructed of art paper, below a thought bubble that reads, “I just lost my appetite”.
2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 76:
- (idiomatic) An ill-conceived idea.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thought bubbles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
sq shtëllungë mendimi (rounded outline) · pt balão de pensamento (rounded outline) · sv tankebubbla (rounded outline) · cmn 思想泡泡 (rounded outline) · pl dymek (rounded outline) · mi poihau whakaaro (rounded outline) · fi ajatuskupla (rounded outline) · cmn 思考泡泡 (rounded outline) · fi huono ajatus (ill-conceived idea) · pl zły pomysł (ill-conceived idea) · cmn 餿主意 /馊主意 (ill-conceived idea) · pl chmurka (rounded outline) · de Gedankenblase (rounded outline)