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Meaning of thought bubble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. An ill-conceived idea.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch Gedankenblase
Suomi ajatuskupla
Polski chmurka Dymek
Português balão de pensamento

Examples

“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”.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

thought collective thought control thought criminal thought echo thought experiment thought leader

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